# The Education (Student Support) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

W.S.I. 2015/1505 · made 8 July 2015 · revised to 3 August 2015

The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”) provide for financial support for students who are ordinarily resident in Wales and taking designated higher education courses in respect of academic years beginning on or after 1 September 2015.

Made under: Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (Section 22, Section 42)

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## Introductory text

Education, Wales
Made 8 July 2015
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 13 July 2015
Coming into force 3 August 2015
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by sections 22 and 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, and now exercisable by them make the following Regulations:

## 1 Title, commencement and application

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Support) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 3 August 2015 and apply in relation to Wales.

## 2 Amendments

The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2015 are amended in accordance with the following regulations.

## 3 Amendments

In regulation 3(15) (revocation, savings and transitional provisions) for “2014”, in each place it appears in that paragraph, substitute “2015”.

## 4 Amendments

In regulation 10(2)(b) (time limits) for the words “regulation 21(4)” substitute “regulation 21(7)”.

## 5 Amendments

In Schedule 5 (financial assessment)—
(a) in paragraph 2(1)(h) for the words “paragraph 5(10)” substitute “paragraph 5(9)”;
(b) in paragraph 4(1)(b) where the word “pension” occurs for the second time substitute for it the word “premium”;
(c) in paragraph 6(1) for the words in brackets substitute “(other than sub-paragraphs (8), (9) and (10) of paragraph 5)”.

## 6 Amendments

In paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 6 (financial assessment – part-time grants for dependants) after the words in quotation marks but before the closing bracket insert the words “in this paragraph”.

## Signature

Huw Lewis
Minister for Education and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers
8 July 2015

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”) provide for financial support for students who are ordinarily resident in Wales and taking designated higher education courses in respect of academic years beginning on or after 1 September 2015.
Regulation 3 amends regulation 3(15) of the 2015 Regulations.
Regulation 4 updates a cross reference in regulation 10(2)(b) of the 2015 Regulations.
Regulation 5 makes amendments to paragraphs 2, 4 and 6 of Schedule 5 to the 2015 Regulations.
Regulation 6 adds words of clarification to paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the 2015 Regulations.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.

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