Regulation 30 Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

In regulation 144 of the Student Support Regulations—

(a)

in paragraph (2), after “25%” insert “of an equivalent full-time course”;

(b)

for paragraph (3), substitute—

“(3)
An eligible part-time student qualifies for a fee loan under paragraph (1) if the Secretary of State considers that—

(a)
the student is attending the course in the United Kingdom, or

(b)
where the course is a part-time distance learning course, the student is undertaking the course in England on the first day of the first academic year.”.

(c)

after paragraph (3), insert—

“(3A)
A student qualifying for a fee loan in respect of a part-time distance learning course under paragraph (3) will no longer qualify for a fee loan in respect of that course if the Secretary of State considers that the student is undertaking the course outside the United Kingdom.”;

(d)

in paragraph (4), before the words “an eligible part-time student” insert “subject to paragraph (6)”;

(e)

in paragraph (6), for the words “an eligible part-time student is not prevented from qualifying for fee support under this regulation” substitute “paragraph (4) does not apply”.