Regulation 2

The Education (Student Loans) Regulations 1997^f1 shall be amended by inserting after paragraph 4 of the Schedule the following paragraph:

“4A

Paragraph 1(b) shall not apply if—

(a)

the relevant date was before 1st August 1997, or

(b)

before 1st August 1997 the student commenced attending a course in respect of which he was eligible for a loan, and

(i)

disregarding any intervening vacation immediately after ceasing to attend that course commenced attending his present course, or

(ii)

in like fashion commenced attending another course or courses one after the other in respect of each of which he was eligible for a loan, until in like fashion he commenced attending his present course.”