The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made: 24th September 2008

Laid before Parliament: 2nd October 2008

Coming into force: 1st September 2009

In accordance with section 26(3) of that Act the Secretary of State has had regard to the index of prices specified in regulations made under that subsection².

Citation and Commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st September 2009.

Increases to the prescribed basic and higher amounts

2

The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) Regulations 2004³ are amended as follows:

• (a) in regulation 4 for “£1255” substitute “£1285” and for “£3145” substitute “£3225”, and

• (b) in regulation 5 for “£625” substitute “£640” and for “£1570” substitute “£1610”.

Revocation of the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

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The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007⁴ are revoked.

Signed

Bill Rammell — Minister of State — Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills — 24th September 2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) Regulations 2004 (“the 2004 Regulations”) by increasing the basic and higher amounts prescribed in the 2004 Regulations. The amendments come into force on 1st September 2009.

The 2004 Regulations prescribe the basic and higher amounts which higher education institutions in England may charge by way of tuition fees. Regulation 4 of the 2004 Regulations sets out the basic and higher amounts which ordinarily apply. Regulation 5 sets out the lower basic and higher amounts which apply in respect of an academic year of specified courses.

The 2004 Regulations were last amended by the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007, which came into force on 1st September 2008 and are revoked by these Regulations.

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