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The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) Regulations 2004

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"academic year" has the meaning given in regulation 2(6) of the Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations 2002 [2];

"overseas institution" means an institution other than one in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man;

"sandwich course" has the meaning given in regulation 5(2) of the Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations 2002.

Prescribed basic and higher amounts
     4. Subject to regulation 5, for the purpose of section 24 of the 2004 Act the basic amount is £1,200 and the higher amount is £3,000.

Prescribed basic and higher amounts for specified courses
     5. For the purpose of section 24 of the 2004 Act the basic amount is £600 and the higher amount is £1500 in the following cases:

(a) the final academic year of a course where that academic year is normally required to be completed after less than 15 weeks' attendance;

(b) in respect of a sandwich course, an academic year


(i) during which any periods of full time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks; or

(ii) if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full time study at the institution (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks;



(c) in respect of a course of initial training of teachers (including such a course leading to a first degree) an academic year during which any periods of full time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks;

(d) in respect of a course provided in conjunction with an overseas institution, an academic year



(i) during which any periods of full time study at the institution in the United Kingdom are in aggregate less than 10 weeks; or

(ii) if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one of more periods of attendance which are not periods of full time study at the institution in the United Kingdom (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks.

Alan Johnson
Minister of State Department for Education and Skills

21st July 2004

[2] S.I. 2002/3200, amended by S.I. 2003/1065 and S.I. 2004/161back