# The Education (Student Loans) Regulations 1990, Regulation 3: Conditions of eligibility


(1) A student attending a course of higher education of at least one academic year’s duration shall be eligible for a loan in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1st August 1990 if–
(a) his course of study during that academic year forms part or all of a full-time course or of a part-time course for the initial training of teachers; and
(b) (i) he satisfies the conditions prescribed in the Schedule to these Regulations;
(ii) in respect of the course he satisfies one of the conditions of eligibility for an allowance set down in paragraphs (a), (b) and (f) of regulation 5 of the Students' Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1987;
(iii) on the first day of that academic year he is a refugee and he has been ordinarily resident in the British Islands and has not ceased to be so since he was first recognised as a refugee or was awarded asylum; or
(iv) on the first day of that academic year he is the spouse or child of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (iii) above; and
(c) he has entered into an agreement for the loan not later than the end of the period of 12 months beginning on 1st August in which that academic year begins; and
(d) he is not a person to whom paragraph (2) applies.
(2) This paragraph applies to a person who–
(a) before the date on which the course begins has attained the age of fifty years; or
(b) is undertaking a course of education leading to registration on Part 12, 13, 14 or 15 of the register maintained by the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting under section 10 of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 and is eligible to receive payment of a bursary or salary out of funds paid by the Secretary of State under section 97 of the National Health Service Act 1977 or section 85(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; or
(c) is studying for the Postgraduate Certificate in Education as a participant in arrangements made by a local education authority for the training of teachers known as the “Articled Teachers Scheme”; or
(d) is in breach of any obligation contained in any agreement for a loan; or
(e) subject to paragraph (3) was a minor when any agreement for a loan was made with him and who has not ratified that agreement after attaining his majority.
(3) In the case of an agreement for a loan which is subject to the law of Scotland, sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (2) shall apply only if —
(a) the agreement was made with the concurrence of the borrower’s curator; or
(b) at the time the agreement was made the borrower had no curator.
(4) A student shall not be eligible for a loan in relation to more than one academic year beginning in any period of twelve months beginning on 1st August in any year.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1401/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-loans-regulations-1990/regulation-3
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