# The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 47


In regulation 3 (eligible students), after paragraph (10F) insert—
“(10FA) Where—
(a) the Welsh Ministers have determined that, by virtue of being a person granted leave to enter or remain as a protected partner, or as the child of such a person, a person (“A”) was an eligible student in connection with an application for a postgraduate doctoral degree loan for a designated course, and
(b) as at the day before the relevant day, A no longer has extant leave to enter or remain as a protected partner, or as the child of such a person, and no further leave to enter or remain has been granted,
A’s status as an eligible student terminates immediately before the relevant day.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/3/regulation/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-finance-miscellaneous-amendments-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-47
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