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The Education (Postgraduate Master's Degree Loans) Regulations 2016

S.I. 2016/606 · Made 24 May 2016 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Education, England

Made 24th May 2016

Laid before Parliament 26th May 2016

Coming into force 16th June 2016

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22 and 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 M1:

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M1

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 the Higher Education Act 2004 (c.8), sections 42 and 43 and Schedule 7 and the Apprentices, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c.22), section 257(1) and (2). See section 43(1) of the 1998 Act for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, extent and application
  2. Part 1
  3. Chapter 1
  4. 2Interpretation
  5. Chapter 2
  6. 3Eligible students
  7. 4Designated courses
  8. 5Period of eligibility
  9. 6Transfer of status
  10. 7Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
  11. 8Events Repealed
  12. Chapter 2A: Designation of Courses Taught or Delivered by Franchised Providers
  13. 8AInterpretation of Chapter 2A
  14. 8BMeaning of “franchised provider”, “franchised student”, “student population”, “unregistered franchised provider”, “below-threshold franchised provider” and “qualifying franchised provider”
  15. 8CRestriction of designation of courses taught or delivered by franchised providers
  16. 8DDetermination of student population
  17. 8ENotice of status
  18. 8FAppeals against notices of status
  19. 8GCorrection year
  20. 8HAppeals against correction years
  21. Chapter 3
  22. 9Applications for a postgraduate master's degree loan
  23. 10Time limits
  24. 11Requirement to enter into a contract for a postgraduate master's degree loan
  25. Chapter 4
  26. 12Amount of the postgraduate master's degree loan
  27. 13Payment of postgraduate master's degree loans
  28. 14Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number
  29. 15Absence from, or repetition of parts of, course
  30. 16Effect of becoming, or ceasing to be, an eligible prisoner
  31. 17Overpayments of a postgraduate master's degree loan
  32. Chapter 5
  33. 18Information requirements
  34. Part 2 Repealed
  35. Chapter 1 Repealed
  36. 19Interpretation Repealed
  37. 20Service by post or electronic communication Repealed
  38. Chapter 2 Repealed
  39. 21Interpretation Repealed
  40. 22Functions of HMRC Repealed
  41. 23Officers of Revenue and Customs Repealed
  42. 24Penalties in relation to Chapters 3 and 4 of this Part Repealed
  43. 25Interest and penalties Repealed
  44. 26Timing of repayments: general Repealed
  45. 27Date of repayment Repealed
  46. 28Direct debit repayment Repealed
  47. 29Cancellation Repealed
  48. 30Refunds Repealed
  49. 31Interest rate on loans Repealed
  50. 32Information requests Repealed
  51. 33Information notices Repealed
  52. 34Penalties and Penalty Notices Repealed
  53. 35Costs and expenses Repealed
  54. 36Alteration of relevant time limits Repealed
  55. 37Foreclosure Repealed
  56. Chapter 3 Repealed
  57. 38Repayments of postgraduate master's degree loans by persons required to submit a tax return Repealed
  58. 39Time for and amount of repayments Repealed
  59. 40Personal return Repealed
  60. 41Returns to include self-assessment Repealed
  61. 42Records Repealed
  62. 43Other returns and information Repealed
  63. 44Assessment, claims and appeals Repealed
  64. 45Payment Repealed
  65. 46Late payment penalties Repealed
  66. 47Collection and recovery Repealed
  67. 48Persons chargeable in a representative capacity Repealed
  68. 49Interest Repealed
  69. 50Penalties Repealed
  70. Chapter 4 Repealed
  71. 51Interpretation Repealed
  72. 52Repayment of postgraduate master's degree loans by employees Repealed
  73. 53Commencement of employment with a Real Time Information employer Repealed
  74. 54Amount of repayments Repealed
  75. 55Calculation of earnings Repealed
  76. 56Earnings periods Repealed
  77. 57Multiple employers Repealed
  78. 58Intermediate employers Repealed
  79. 59Notice to employers Repealed
  80. 60Deductions of repayments Repealed
  81. 61Priority where other deductions required Repealed
  82. 62Deductions working sheet Repealed
  83. 63Certificate of repayments Repealed
  84. 64Payment of repayments deducted to HMRC Repealed
  85. 65Payments to and recoveries from HMRC for each income tax period by Real Time Information employers: returns under regulation 75(5) Repealed
  86. 66Notice of specified amount and certificate when repayments not deducted Repealed
  87. 67Recovery of payments deducted through the income tax system Repealed
  88. 68Interest on unpaid repayments Repealed
  89. 69Real time returns of information about payments of earnings Repealed
  90. 70Employees paid in specified circumstances Repealed
  91. 71Benefits and expenses – returns under regulations 85 to 87 of the PAYE Regulations Repealed
  92. 72Modification of the requirements of regulation 69: notional payments Repealed
  93. 73Relationship between regulation 69 and aggregation of earnings Repealed
  94. 74Exceptions to regulation 69 Repealed
  95. 75Returns under regulations 69 and 74: amendments Repealed
  96. 76Failure to make a return under regulation 69 or 74 Repealed
  97. 77Inspection of employers' records Repealed
  98. 78Powers to obtain information Repealed
  99. 79Formal determination of repayments payable by employer Repealed
  100. 80Interest on unpaid repayments which have been formally determined Repealed
  101. 81Death of employer Repealed
  102. 82Succession to a business Repealed
  103. 83Payment by cheque Repealed
  104. 84Cessation of employment Repealed
  105. 85Penalties Repealed
  106. 86Collection and recovery of penalties Repealed
  107. 87Application of the PAYE Regulations Repealed
  108. Chapter 5 Repealed
  109. 88Interpretation Repealed
  110. 89Notice of overseas residence Repealed
  111. 90Notice of liability to make repayments Repealed
  112. 91Repayment by fixed instalments Repealed
  113. 92Repayment by income-related instalments Repealed
  114. 93Calculation of fixed instalment and applicable threshold Repealed
  115. 94Application to cease repayment by instalments Repealed
  116. 95Foreclosure Repealed
  117. 96Costs and expenses of the Authority Repealed
  118. Chapter 6 Repealed
  119. 97Effect of borrower insolvency on postgraduate master's degree loans Repealed
  120. Signature
  121. Schedule 1: ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
  122. Part 1: Interpretation
  123. 1Paragraph 1
  124. Part 2: Categories
  125. Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom
  126. 2Paragraph 2
  127. 2AParagraph 2A
  128. 3Paragraph 3
  129. Refugees and their family members
  130. 4Paragraph 4
  131. Persons granted stateless leave and their family members
  132. 4AParagraph 4A
  133. Persons granted section 67 leave
  134. 4BParagraph 4B
  135. Persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse and their children
  136. 4CParagraph 4C
  137. Persons granted Calais leave
  138. 4DParagraph 4D
  139. Persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a bereaved partner and their children
  140. 4EParagraph 4E
  141. Persons granted humanitarian protection and their family members
  142. 5Paragraph 5
  143. 5APersons granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes and their family members
  144. 5BEvacuated or assisted British nationals from Afghanistan
  145. 5CPersons granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes and their family members
  146. Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
  147. 6Paragraph 6
  148. 6AParagraph 6A
  149. 7Paragraph 7
  150. 7AParagraph 7A
  151. Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere
  152. 8Paragraph 8
  153. 8AParagraph 8A
  154. EU nationals etc.
  155. 9Paragraph 9
  156. 9AParagraph 9A
  157. 9BUnited Kingdom nationals
  158. 9BAUnited Kingdom nationals
  159. 9BBUnited Kingdom nationals
  160. 9CUnited Kingdom nationals
  161. 9DPersons resident in Gibraltar
  162. 10EU nationals ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands
  163. 10AParagraph 10A
  164. Children of Swiss nationals
  165. 11Paragraph 11
  166. 11AParagraph 11A
  167. Children of Turkish workers
  168. 12Paragraph 12
  169. 12AParagraph 12A
  170. Long Residence
  171. 13Paragraph 13
  172. Schedule 2: INFORMATION
  173. 1Paragraph 1
  174. 2Paragraph 2
  175. 3Paragraph 3
  176. Schedule 3: REAL TIME RETURNS Repealed
  177. Part Repealed
  178. Information about the employer and employee Repealed
  179. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  180. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  181. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  182. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  183. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  184. Explanatory note