Regulation 5 Amendment to regulation 7 (students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year)I1

in paragraph (ii), omit “or on behalf of”;

at the end of paragraph (ii), omit “or”;

after paragraph (iii), insert—

“(iv)

because the course is provided on behalf of an English higher education provider^f1 which becomes a registered provider, where the course start date is before 1st September 2028; or

(v)

because, where the course start date is on or after 1st September 2028—

(aa)

the English higher education provider, on whose behalf the course is being provided, becomes a registered provider, and

(bb)

the course is provided by a qualifying franchised provider (or multiple qualifying franchised providers);”.