Regulation 3 OverviewI1

England and Wales

(1)

The remaining Parts of these Regulations are arranged as follows.

(2)

Part 3 introduces 2 Schedules—

(a)

Schedule 1, which contains provisions about the interpretation of certain key terms;

(b)

Schedule 4, which contains an index of the terms defined in these Regulations.

(3)

Part 4 comprises 2 Chapters containing provision about the key concepts which determine eligibility for support under these Regulations—

(a)

Chapter 1 makes provision about determining whether a course is designated for the purposes of these Regulations and is therefore a course in respect of which a student may be eligible for support;

(b)

Chapter 2 makes provision about how a student undertaking a designated course may be eligible for support under these Regulations.

(4)

Part 5 makes administrative provision about—

(a)

applications for support under these Regulations;

(b)

requirements imposed on applicants and eligible students to provide information;

(c)

contracts for loans applied for under these Regulations.

(5)

Part 6 makes provision about the grant support available to eligible students including provision about—

(a)

the qualifying conditions that a student must meet in order to qualify for a grant;

(b)

the amount of grant available.

(6)

Part 7 makes provision about the loan support available to eligible students including provision about—

(a)

the qualifying conditions that a student must meet in order to qualify for a loan;

(b)

the amount of loan available.

(7)

Part 8 comprises 3 Chapters about payments, overpayments and the recovery of overpayments, in particular—

(a)

Chapter 1 makes provision permitting payments to be made on the basis of provisional decisions;

(b)

Chapter 2 makes provision about the payment of grants and loans, including provision about when payments may be made and the requirements to be met before payments are made;

(c)

Chapter 3 makes provision about overpayments, including provision specifying what constitutes an overpayment and how an overpayment may be recovered.

(8)

Part 9 sets out restrictions on the payment of loans, including provision—

(a)

restricting payment of a loan if the student fails to provide a National Insurance number;

(b)

withholding payment of a loan if the student fails to provide certain requested information.

(9)

Part 10 contains amendments to the 2017 Master's Degree Loans Regulations.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 3 in force at 27.5.2019, see reg. 1(2)