# The Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) Regulations 2000, Regulation 3: Eligible students


(1) Subject to and in accordance with these Regulations a person shall be eligible for a grant in connection with his attendance at a designated course and in respect of an academic year which begins on or after 1st September 2000 if:
(a) he is a person mentioned in the Schedule to these Regulations; and
(b) the Secretary of State is satisfied that, by reason of a disability to which he is subject, he will be obliged to incur additional expenditure in respect of his attendance at his course.
(2) A person shall not be eligible under this regulation if—
(a) there has been bestowed on him or paid to him in relation to his attendance on the course—
(i) a bursary or award of similar description under section 63 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 or article 44 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 the amount of which is not calculated by reference to his income; or
(ii) any allowance under the Nursing and Midwifery Student Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1992; or
(iii) any allowance, bursary or award of similar description made by a Research Council or similar body; or
(iv) any payment by his institution for the purpose of meeting additional expenditure incurred by the student by reason of his disability; or
(b) he has, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, shown himself by his conduct to be unfitted to receive any support.
(3) A person shall not be eligible for a grant for more than one designated course at any one time.
(4) Where a person who meets the requirements of this regulation is notified of that fact by the Secretary of State under regulation 5(4) he shall thenceforth be an eligible student for the purposes of these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2330/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-grants-for-disabled-postgraduate-students-regulations-2000/regulation-3
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