Regulation 81 Payment of loans – information requirementsF1I1

The Department may at any time request from an applicant or eligible student information which it considers is required to recover a loan.

The Department may at any time require an applicant or eligible student to enter into an agreement to repay a loan by a particular method.

The Department may at any time request from an applicant or eligible student sight of his valid national identity card, his valid passport issued by the state of which he is a national or his birth certificate.

The Department may at any time verify with the Department for Work and Pensions the United Kingdom national insurance number that an applicant or eligible student has provided or may check with the Department for Work and Pensions whether he has such a number with a view to obtaining it if he does.

Where the Department has requested information or documents under this regulation, it may withhold any payment of a loan until the person provides what has been requested or provides a satisfactory explanation for not complying with the request.

Where the Department has requested an agreement as to the method of repayment under this regulation, it may withhold any payment of a loan until the person provides what has been requested.