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The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) Regulations 2007

W.S.I. 2007/1045 · Made 27 March 2007

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EDUCATION, WALES

Made 27 March 2007

Coming into force 1 April 2007

The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 22, 42(6) and 43(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998f1, makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 30; section 22 was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), section 146 and Schedule 11, the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Schedule 6, the Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), section 147 and the Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8), section 42. Section 42 and section 43 were amended by the Education Act 2002 (c. 32), Schedule 12. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by section 44 of the Higher Education Act 2004, the Higher Education Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1833 (W.149)(c.79) and Higher Education Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1660 (W.159)(c.56)).

Contents

  1. Part 1: GENERAL
  2. 1Title, commencement and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Revocation, savings and transitional provisions
  5. Part 2: ELIGIBILITY
  6. 4Eligible students
  7. 5Designated courses
  8. 6Period of eligibility
  9. 7Previous study
  10. 8Transfer of status
  11. Part 3: APPLYING FOR SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION
  12. 9Applications for support
  13. 10Time limits
  14. 11Information
  15. Part 4: GRANTS AND LOANS FOR FEES
  16. Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISION
  17. 12Fee Support Generally
  18. 13Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year
  19. 14Events
  20. Chapter 2: GRANTS FOR FEES
  21. 15Grants for fees: Qualifying conditions for old system eligible students
  22. 16Amount of grants for fees at a publicly funded institution and at a private institution on behalf of a publicly funded institution: old system eligible students
  23. 17Amount of the grant for fees at a private institution: Old system eligible students
  24. 18New fee grant
  25. Chapter 3: LOANS FOR FEES
  26. 19General qualifying conditions for loans for fees
  27. 20Fee contribution loans (for old system eligible students)
  28. 21Fee loans: New system eligible students not qualifying for new fee grant
  29. 22Fee loans: Students qualifying for new fee grant
  30. Part 5: GRANTS FOR LIVING COSTS
  31. 23General qualifying conditions for grants for living costs
  32. 24Grants for disabled students' living costs
  33. 25Grants for dependants — general
  34. 26Grants for dependants — adult dependants' grant
  35. 27Grants for dependants — childcare grant
  36. 28Grants for dependants — parents' learning allowance
  37. 29Grants for dependants — calculations
  38. 30Grants for dependants — interpretation
  39. 31Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel
  40. 32Amount of the grant for travel
  41. 33Deductions from the grant for travel
  42. 34Interpretation
  43. 35Higher education grants
  44. 36Maintenance grant
  45. 37Special Support Grant
  46. Part 6: LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS
  47. 38Qualifying conditions for loans for living costs
  48. 39Maximum amount of loans for old system eligible students with full entitlement
  49. 40Maximum amount of loans for new system eligible students with full entitlement
  50. 41Maximum amount of loans for new system eligible students with full entitlement
  51. 42Students with reduced entitlement
  52. 43Students residing with parents
  53. 44Loans for living costs payable in respect of three quarters of the academic year
  54. 45Students falling into more than one category
  55. 46Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year
  56. 47Increases in maximum amount
  57. 48Deductions from loans for living costs
  58. 49Interpretation of Part 6
  59. Part 7: GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS
  60. 50Additional amount of loans
  61. 51Interest
  62. Part 8: COLLEGE FEE LOANS
  63. 52Regulation 52
  64. Part 9: FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
  65. 53Calculation of contribution
  66. 54Application of contribution
  67. Part 10: PAYMENTS
  68. 55Payment of grants or loans for fees
  69. 56Payment of grants for living costs
  70. 57Payment of Loans — conditions of entitlement to payment
  71. 58Information requirements
  72. 59Payment of loans for living and other costs
  73. 60Overpayments
  74. 61Payments — interpretation
  75. Part 11: SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES
  76. 62Eligible part-time students
  77. 63Designated part-time courses
  78. 64Period of eligibility
  79. 65Support for part-time courses
  80. 66Grants for disabled part-time students' living costs
  81. 67Applications for support
  82. 68Information and other matters
  83. 69Transfer of status
  84. 70Conversion of status
  85. 71Payment of support to eligible part-time students
  86. 72Payment of grants for fees
  87. 73Overpayments
  88. Part 12: SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
  89. 74Eligible postgraduate students
  90. 75Designated postgraduate courses
  91. 76Period of eligibility
  92. 77Transfer of status
  93. 78Applications for support
  94. 79Information
  95. 80Amount of grants
  96. 81Payment of grants
  97. 82Overpayments
  98. Signature
  99. Schedule 1: Eligible Students
  100. Part 1
  101. 1Interpretation
  102. Part 2: Categories
  103. 2Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom
  104. 3Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom
  105. 4Refugees and their family members
  106. 5Persons with leave to enter or remain and their family members
  107. 6Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
  108. 7Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
  109. 8Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere
  110. 9EC nationals
  111. 10EC nationals
  112. 11Children of Swiss nationals
  113. Schedule 2: DESIGNATED COURSES
  114. 1Paragraph 1
  115. 2Paragraph 2
  116. 3Paragraph 3
  117. 4Paragraph 4
  118. 5Paragraph 5
  119. 6Paragraph 6
  120. 7Paragraph 7
  121. 8Paragraph 8
  122. Schedule 3: INFORMATION
  123. 1Paragraph 1
  124. 2Paragraph 2
  125. 3Paragraph 3
  126. Schedule 4: COLLEGE FEE LOANS
  127. 1Availability of college fee loans
  128. 2Availability of college fee loans
  129. 3Availability of college fee loans
  130. 4Availability of college fee loans
  131. 5Availability of college fee loans
  132. 6Availability of college fee loans
  133. 7Availability of college fee loans
  134. 8Availability of college fee loans
  135. 9Amount of the college fee loan
  136. 10Transfers
  137. 11Payment
  138. 12Overpayment
  139. Schedule 5: FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
  140. 1Definitions
  141. 2Independent eligible student
  142. 3Household income
  143. 4Calculation of eligible student’s residual income
  144. 5Calculation of parent’s residual income
  145. 6Calculation of eligible student’s partner’s residual income
  146. 7Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income
  147. 8Calculation of contribution — old system eligible students
  148. 9Calculation of contribution — new system eligible students
  149. 10Split contributions — eligible students who are not independent
  150. 11Split contributions — independent eligible students
  151. Explanatory note