Regulation 9 Amendment of the Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

In regulation 109 (Support for distance learning courses)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), omit the “and”;

(ii)

after sub-paragraph (a), insert the following sub-paragraph—

“(aa)
a distance learning fee loan, where—

(i)
the fees charged by the academic authority in respect of an academic year of the designated distance learning course exceed the grant mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), the amount of which has been determined in accordance with regulation 110; or

(ii)
it has been determined in accordance with regulation 110 that no grant is payable under sub-paragraph (a); or

(iii)
the eligible distance learning student does not apply for the grant mentioned in sub-paragraph (a); and”;

(b)

after paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A)
A distance learning fee loan is administered in accordance with regulation 110A.”;

(c)

in paragraph (5), for “under this regulation”, substitute “under paragraphs (1)(a) or (b)”; and

(d)

after paragraph (6), insert—

“(6A)
An eligible distance learning student does not qualify for a distance learning fee loan under paragraph (1)(aa) if—

(a)
the student has undertaken one or more distance learning courses for sixteen years in aggregate; and

(b)
the student received in respect of each of those academic years a loan or a grant of the kind described in paragraph (6).”.