{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-for-postgraduate-and-lifelong-learning-provision-amendment-regulations-2026/regulation-31",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/1139",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Student Support for Postgraduate and Lifelong Learning Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-for-postgraduate-and-lifelong-learning-provision-amendment-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/31",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "31",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part 6",
  "text": "In this Part—\n“appeal reference period” means the service year which commences 24 months before the first day of the implementation year;\n“below-threshold franchised provider” has the meaning given by regulation 15B(13) of the Lifelong Learning Regulations (as inserted by regulation 5 of these Regulations);\n“franchised provider” has the meaning given by regulation 15B(2) of the Lifelong Learning Regulations (as inserted by regulation 5 of these Regulations);\n“implementation year” has the meaning given by regulation 15A of the Lifelong Learning Regulations (as inserted by regulation 5 of these Regulations);\n“notice of status” means a notice issued by the Secretary of State under regulation 15D of the Lifelong Learning Regulations (as inserted by regulation 5 of these Regulations);\n“OfS” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Lifelong Learning Regulations;\n“qualifying franchised provider” has the meaning given by regulation 15B(15) of the Lifelong Learning Regulations (as inserted by regulation 5 of these Regulations);\n“register” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Lifelong Learning Regulations;\n“service year” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Lifelong Learning Regulations;\n“student population” has the meaning given by regulation 15B(6) of the Lifelong Learning Regulations (as inserted by regulation 5 of these Regulations);\n“threshold” has the meaning given by regulation 15B(14) of the Lifelong Learning Regulations (as inserted by regulation 5 of these Regulations).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1139/regulation/31",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:45:38.234277+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}