
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 18th July 2005.
2 
In these Regulations –
 ...
 “the 2005 Order” means the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005;
 “the 2009 Regulations” means the Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009;
 “academic year” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2(1) of the 2009 Regulations;; and
 “overseas institution” means an institution other than one in Northern Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man;
 “sandwich course” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2(10) of the 2009 Regulations..
3 
Subject to regulation 4, for the purposes of Article 4 of the 2005 Order the basic amount is  £1,910 and the higher amount is  £4,855.
4 
For the purposes of Article 4 of the 2005 Order the basic amount is  £930 and the higher amount is  £2,410 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.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 10th June 2005.
David McAuley
A senior officer of the
Department for Employment and Learning
