Regulation 45 I1

In regulation 57 (qualifying conditions for maintenance grants) (as amended by regulation 12 of these regulations), for paragraph (5)^f1 substitute—

“(5)

Where a protected category event which results in a student becoming an eligible student occurs—

(a)

in the course of the first academic year of a course; and

(b)

on or before the course start date,

the student may qualify for a maintenance grant in respect of the four quarters of that academic year.

(5A)

Where—

(a)

a course designation event which results in student’s course becoming a designated course occurs in the course of an academic year; or

(b)

an in-year qualifying event (other than a settled status event) which results in a student becoming an eligible student occurs in the course of an academic year,

the student may qualify for a maintenance grant in respect of such quarters of the academic year as begin after the event in question occurs.”.