# The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 12


In regulation 4 (prescribed description of a qualifying person)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “falls within a prescribed category on the first day of an academic year, other than—” substitute “satisfies either of the conditions in paragraph (1A) and does not fall within any of the exceptions in paragraph (1B).”;
(b) omit paragraph (1)(a) to (d);
(c) after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) The conditions are—
Condition 1
A person falls within either paragraph 2A or 8A of the Schedule—
(a) on the day on which the first term of the first academic year actually begins, where the academic year is the first academic year of the person’s course, or
(b) otherwise, on the first day of an academic year.
Condition 2
A person falls within a prescribed category on the first day of an academic year.
(1B) The exceptions are—
(a) a person who is not eligible for support under the 2015 Regulations by reason of regulation 4(3)(c), (d), (e) or (f) of those Regulations;
(b) a person who is not eligible for support under the 2017 Regulations by reason of regulation 4(3)(c), (d), (e) or (f) of those Regulations;
(c) a person who is not eligible for support under the 2018 Regulations because they are a person to whom Exception 3, paragraph (a), Exception 4, Exception 5 or Exception 6 in regulation 10(1) of those Regulations applies;
(d) a person mentioned in paragraphs (2), (3), (3A) or (8).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/3/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-finance-miscellaneous-amendments-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-12
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