Regulation 31 Payment of grants for fees
The Secretary of State shall pay the grant for fees for which a student qualifies after a valid request for payment has been received from the academic authority.
Payment shall be made to the academic authority—
not before the expiry of a period of three months beginning with the first day of the academic year; and
not later than 10 weeks after the expiry of the period in sub-paragraph (a), or promptly after a valid request for payment has been received, if that is later.
Where assessment of the student’s contribution or other matters have delayed the final calculation of the amount of grant for which the student qualifies, the Secretary of State may make a provisional assessment.
No payment of the grant for fees shall be made if—
before the expiry of a period of three months beginning with the first day of the academic year the eligible student ceases to attend the course; and
the academic authority has determined or agreed that the student will not commence attending again during the academic year in respect of which the fees are payable or at all.