Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and applicationI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025.

Except as provided for in paragraphs (3) and (4), these Regulations come into operation on 16th March 2025.

Regulations 3 to 5 come into operation on 1st September 2025.

Regulations 18 and 19 come into operation on 6th April 2025.

The provisions of these Regulations specified in paragraph (6) apply only in relation to the provision of support in relation to a new academic year, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after 1st August 2025.

The provisions mentioned in paragraph (5) are—

The provisions of these Regulations specified in paragraph (8) apply only in relation to the provision of support in relation to a new course, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after 1st August 2025.

The provisions mentioned in paragraph (7) are regulations 6 to 11 (termination of eligible student status).

In this regulation “new course” means a course which begins on or after 1st August 2025.

In these Regulations “new academic year” means an academic year which begins on or after 1st August 2025.

In paragraph (10) an “academic year” is the period of twelve months beginning with 1st January, 1st April, 1st July or 1st September of the calendar year in which the academic year of the course in question begins, according to whether the academic year of the course in question begins—