Regulation 163 Payment of Master’s, etc. fee loanF1
The Department must pay the Master’s, etc. fee loan for which an eligible Master’s, etc. student qualifies to an institution to which the student is liable to make payment.
The Department may pay the Master’s, etc. fee loan in instalments.
The Department must not pay the Master’s, etc. fee loan or instalment of Master’s, etc. fee loan until the Department has received from the academic authority—
a request for payment; and
confirmation (in such form and at such times as may be required by the Department) of the student’s attendance on the designated Master’s, etc. course for the period to which the instalment relates.
In this regulation, “confirmation of the student’s attendance” means confirmation from the academic authority that the student–
has enrolled for the academic year and has begun to attend (or in the case of a distance learning course undertake) the course for that academic year, where the confirmation relates to payment of the Master’s, etc. fee loan or the first instalment of the Master’s, etc. fee loan for the academic year; or
remains enrolled and continues to attend (or in the case of a distance learning course undertake) the course, where the confirmation relates to payment of an instalment of the Master’s, etc. fee loan other than the first instalment.
The academic authority must forthwith inform the Department if a student withdraws, is suspended or is expelled from their course, or is otherwise absent.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Pt. 13 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending Rule) by The Education (Student Support) (No.2) (Amendment) and Education (Student Loan) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/7), regs. 1(1), 43, Sch. 1