Paragraph 2 Amendment to regulation 14

For regulation 14(1), (2), (2A)^f1 and (2B) substitute—

“(1)

Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an eligible student does not qualify for fee support under this Part if—

(a)

the student has an honours degree from an institution in the United Kingdom, where—

(i)

the current course began before 1st September 2009; or

(ii)

the current course begins on or after 1st September 2009 where the student transfers to the current course pursuant to regulation 8 from a course which began before 1st September 2009; or

(b)

the current course leads to an equivalent or lower qualification, where the student begins the course on or after 1st September 2009.

(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply where—

(a)

the current course is a course for the initial training of teachers;

(b)

the duration of the current course does not exceed two years where the current course is—

(i)

a full-time course; or

(ii)

a part-time course (the duration of which being expressed as its full-time equivalent) and either the current course—

(aa)

began before 1st September 2010; or

(bb)

begins on or after 1st September 2010 where the student transfers to the current course pursuant to regulation 8 from a course for the initial training of teachers beginning before 1st September 2010); and

(c)

the student is not a qualified teacher.”.