Regulation 12 Fee Support Generally

(1)

Support under this Part in respect of an academic year may not exceed the fees payable by the student in respect of that academic year.

(2)

To receive a loan under these Regulations the student must enter into a contract with the Welsh Ministers on terms to be decided by the Welsh Ministers.

(3)

For the purposes of calculating the amount of fee support under this Part, an institution that provides courses designated by regulation 4 of the Education (Student Support) (Dance and Drama) Regulations 1999^f1 is not to be regarded as publicly funded by reason only that it receives public funds from the governing body of a higher education institution in accordance with section 65(3A) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992^f2.

(4)

A student to whom paragraph (5) applies is treated as if he or she were in attendance on the designated course for the purpose of qualifying for fee support.

(5)

This paragraph applies to—

(a)

a compressed degree student;

(b)

a disabled student who—

(i)

is not a compressed degree student; and

(ii)

is undertaking a designated course in the United Kingdom but is not in attendance because he or she is unable to attend for a reason which relates to his or her disability.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1999/2263, amended by S.I. 2001/2893.
f2: 1992 c. 13; section 65(3A) was inserted by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30), section 27.