# The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master's Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019, Regulation 35: Absence from the course

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), if the Welsh Ministers receive notice under regulation 34(2) or under regulation 22(3) in relation to an event listed in regulation 22(4)(a) to (d), the Welsh Ministers may not make any further payment of the base grant, contribution to costs grant or the contribution to costs loan in respect of the eligible student to which the notice relates.
(2) Further payments may be made despite the student's lack of attendance if, in the opinion of the Welsh Ministers, those payments would be appropriate in all the circumstances during the student's absence.
(3) If the eligible student recommences the designated course the student must notify the Welsh Ministers and give full details of the length and cause of the preceding absence.
(4) After considering the student's notification under paragraph (3), the Welsh Ministers may recommence any remaining payments of the base grant, contribution to costs grant or the contribution to costs loan under regulation 33, if, in the opinion of the Welsh Ministers, it would be appropriate in all the circumstances for such payment to be made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2019/895/regulation/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-postgraduate-masters-degrees-wales-regulations-2019/regulation-35
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