Terms and Conditions for Participants Enrolling on the Transport Studies Unit's Open Programmes

The Transport Studies Unit (known as TSU from here on in) will endeavour to deliver the programme as described in the brochure, the TSU and partner websites' and in all promotional materials, however TSU reserves the right to make alterations to the programme including the timetable, location, dates, content and method of delivery in response to operational demands.

Participants taking up the offer of a place on a programme agree to pay the programme fees in full within 30 days of receipt of invoice. In circumstances where the offer is made less than six weeks before the commencement of the programme, the fees are payable immediately on receipt of invoice.

Places on programmes are allocated in the order that payments of fees are received. Some programmes require a deposit to be paid by the participants for a place to be held. Deposits paid in such circumstances are strictly non-refundable.

Participants who have not paid the fees in full shall not participate in the programme.

TSU may cancel the contract with a participant to provide any of its programmes, by giving notice in writing not less than six weeks before the commencement date. In such circumstances TSU's liability is limited to a refund of any fees already paid in respect of the programme.

Participants may cancel their enrolment on a programme by giving at least six weeks' notice in writing. Any fees paid, with the exception of any non-refundable deposit and a cancellation charge of 10% of the programme fees will be returned to the participant. Cancellation at less than six weeks' notice is subject to the following fees:

• Between 6 weeks and 3 weeks prior to commencement: -50% of the programme fee
• Less than 3 weeks prior to commencement: -100% of the programme fee
• After the commencement of the programme: -100% of the programme fee.

Participants may transfer from enrolment in a particular programme to the same programme at another date, provided TSU is notified at least six weeks prior to the commencement of the original programme, and subject to availability.

Participants wishing to transfer from one programme to the same programme at another date, within six weeks of the commencement of the original programme, may do so subject to availability, and on payment of the following fees:

• Between 6 weeks and 3 weeks prior to commencement: -25% of the programme fee
• Less than three weeks prior to commencement: -50% of the programme fee

The transfer fees payable are in addition to any increase in the fee rates applicable to the later programme.

In exceptional circumstances replacement candidates may be accepted at the discretion of the Programme Director. A completed application is required in adequate time to review and process the application. TSU reserve the right to reject substitute candidates and retain the total fee at its discretion.

Participants wishing to defer their enrolment from one programme to the same programme at another date, after commencement of the programme may apply for a "suspension of status".

Such applications are only granted in very exceptional circumstances and normally entail the participant entering the later programme at the point of departure from the earlier one. If elements of the earlier programme need to be repeated, these will be charged for on a pro-rata basis, in addition to any increase in the fee rates applicable to the later programme.

This contractual Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. In the event that the mediation is unable to resolve any issue, the English Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to deal with any dispute which may arise out of or in connection with the Agreement.

For the purposes of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, give any person who is not a party to it any right to enforce any of its provisions.