Regulation 10 Amendment of regulation 11 of the 2005 Regulations

For paragraphs (15) and (16) of regulation 11 of the 2005 Regulations, substitute—

“(15)

Where one of the events listed in paragraph (16) occurs in the course of an academic year—

(a)

a student may qualify for fee support in accordance with this Part in respect of that academic year provided that the relevant event occurred within the first three months of the academic year; and

(b)

fee support is not available in respect of any academic year beginning before the academic year in respect of which the relevant event occurred.

(16)

The events are—

(a)

the student’s course becomes a designated course;

(b)

the student, his spouse, his civil partner or his parent is recognised as a refugee or becomes a person with leave to enter or remain (as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 2);

(c)

a state accedes to the European Community where the student is a national of that state or the family member (as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 2) of a national of that state;

(d)

the student becomes a family member (as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 2) of an EC national;

(e)

the student acquires the right of permanent residence (as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 2);

(f)

the student becomes a person described in paragraph 6(1)(a) of Schedule 2; or

(g)

the student becomes the child of a Swiss national.”.