Regulation 140 Period of eligibility

A student's status as an eligible part-time student is retained in connection with a designated part-time course until the status terminates in accordance with this regulation or regulation 137.

The period for which an eligible part-time student's status is retained is the “period of eligibility”.

Subject to the following paragraphs and regulation 137, the period of eligibility terminates at the end of the academic year in which the eligible part-time student completes the designated part-time course.

The period of eligibility terminates when the eligible part-time student—

The period of eligibility terminates at the end of the relevant academic year where the eligible part-time student cannot complete the designated part-time course within the relevant period specified in regulation 139(1)(c).

For the purposes of paragraph (5), “relevant academic year” means the academic year during or at the end of which it becomes impossible for the student to complete the course within the period specified in regulation 139(1)(c) even if the student increases the intensity of the student's study.

The Secretary of State may terminate the period of eligibility where the eligible part-time student (“A”) has shown by A's conduct that A is unfitted to receive support.

If the Secretary of State is satisfied that an eligible part-time student has failed to comply with any requirement to provide information under this Part F2and Parts 11A and 11B or has provided information which is inaccurate in a material particular, the Secretary of State may take such of the following actions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in the circumstances—

Where the period of eligibility terminates—

the Secretary of State may, at any time, renew or extend the period of eligibility for such period as the Secretary of State determines.