Regulation 35 Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

After regulation 166(3) of the Student Support Regulations insert—

“(4)

Subject to paragraph (5), the grant under this Part is payable in respect of the four quarters of the academic year, except where the grant is used for expenditure on major items of specialist equipment as provided for in paragraph (3)(b).

(5)

Where one of the events listed in regulation 160(2) occurs in the course of an academic year, a student may qualify for a grant under this Part in respect of such quarters as begin after the relevant event occurs, except where the grant is used for the type of expenditure specified in paragraph 3(b).”.