# The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, Regulation 15: Amendments relating to students becoming eligible for student support in the course of an academic year

Extent: E+W

(1) For regulation 16 (other than the heading) (students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year) substitute—
“16. (1) Where—
(a) a course designation event which results in a student’s course becoming a designated course occurs in the course of an academic year;
(b) a protected category event which results in a student becoming an eligible student occurs—
(i) in the course of the first academic year of a course; and
(ii) on or before the course start date; or
(c) an in-year qualifying event which results in a student becoming an eligible student occurs within the first three months of an academic year,
the student may qualify for a fee loan in accordance with this Part in respect of that academic year.
(2) But a fee loan is not available in respect of any academic year beginning before the academic year in which the event in question occurs.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/74/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-fees-awards-and-support-amendment-regulations-2023/regulation-15
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