Education, England Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Fees and Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2013. 2 Regulations 1, 2, and 5 to 9 come into force on 15th January 2014. 3 Regulations 3, 4, 10 and 11 come into force on 1st August 2014. Amendment of Regulations 2 The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 (“the Student Support Regulations”) are amended in accordance with regulations 5 to 9. 3 The Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2010 are amended in accordance with regulation 10. 4 The Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2010 are amended in accordance with regulation 11. Amendment of the Student Support Regulations 5 In regulation 5 (designated courses) of the Student Support Regulations, after paragraph (10) insert― 11 The Secretary of State may revoke or suspend the designation of a course which is designated under paragraph (10). . 6 In regulation 22(1)(b)(iii), 22(1)(c)(iii) and 22(2)(c) (standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses) of the Student Support Regulations, after “taken” insert “(in whole or in part)”. 7 In regulation 122 (designated distance learning courses) of the Student Support Regulations, after paragraph (6) insert― 7 The Secretary of State may revoke or suspend the designation of a course which is designated under this regulation. . 8 In regulation 139 (designated part-time courses) of the Student Support Regulations, after paragraph (7) insert― 8 The Secretary of State may revoke or suspend the designation of a course which is designated under paragraph (7). . 9 In regulation 161 (designated postgraduate courses) of the Student Support Regulations, after paragraph (4) insert― 5 The Secretary of State may revoke or suspend the designation of a course which is designated under paragraph (4). . Amendment of the Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2010 10 For regulation 5 (prescribed basic amount for specified courses) of the Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2010 substitute― 5 1 For the purpose of section 24 of the 2004 Act the basic amount is― a £3,000, in respect of the final academic year of a course where that academic year is normally required to be completed after less than 15 weeks’ attendance; b £1,200, in respect of an academic year of a sandwich course― 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 £900, in respect of an academic year of a course provided in conjunction with an overseas institution which is not an Erasmus 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 or 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; and d £900, in respect of an Erasmus year. 2 In this regulation, “Erasmus year” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 , insofar as that definition applies in relation to these Regulations. . Amendment of the Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2010 11 For regulation 5 (prescribed higher amount for specified courses) of the Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2010 substitute― 5 1 For the purpose of section 24 of the 2004 Act the higher amount is― a £4,500, in respect of the final academic year of a course where that academic year is normally required to be completed after less than 15 weeks’ attendance; b £1,800, in respect of an academic year of a sandwich course― 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 £1,350, in respect of an academic year of a course provided in conjunction with an overseas institution which is not an Erasmus 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 or 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; and d £1,350, in respect of an Erasmus year. 2 In this regulation, “Erasmus year” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 , insofar as that definition applies to these Regulations. . David Willetts Minister of State for Universities and Science Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 9th December 2013