# The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 71: Interpretation of Part 6

Extent: N.I.

In this Part—
(a) a “new system student with full entitlement” is a new system student other than a student with reduced entitlement;
(b) an “old system student with full entitlement” is an old system student other than a student with reduced entitlement;
(c) the “relevant date” means the first day of the first academic year of the specified designated course;
(d) a “student with reduced entitlement” is an eligible student who—
(i) does not qualify for a grant for living and other costs in respect of the academic year because of regulation 37(3)(a) or (b);
(ii) does not qualify for a grant for living and other costs in respect of the academic year because of regulation 37(3)(c) or (5); or
(iii) opts when applying for a loan for living costs not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income;
(e) where the duration of a graduate-entry or postgraduate-level course for the initial training of teachers is only one academic year, that year is not to be treated as the final year.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/312/regulation/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-71
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