Regulation 4 Eligible studentsI1

England and Wales

(1)

An eligible student qualifies for support in connection with a designated course subject to and in accordance with these Regulations.

F1(2)

Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, a person is an eligible student in connection with a designated course if, in assessing the person’s application for support under regulation 9, the Welsh Ministers determine that the person falls within one of the categories set out—

(a)

in paragraph 2, 2A, 3, 4, 4ZA, 4ZB, F24ZC, 6A, 7A, 8A, 9A, 9B, F39BA, 9C, 9D, 10A, 11A or 12A of Part 2 of Schedule 1, or

(b)

in paragraph 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 where paragraph (2A) applies.

(2A)

This paragraph applies where—

(a)

in connection with a designated course, the Welsh Ministers—

(i)

in assessing an application for support by a person (“A”) determined that A fell within one of the categories set out in paragraph 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 in relation to an academic year of the course beginning before 1 August 2021; or

(ii)

would have so determined had A made an application for support in accordance with these Regulations in relation to an academic year of the course beginning before that date; and

(b)

A applies for support in connection with—

(i)

that course;

(ii)

an end-on course following on from that course; or

(iii)

a designated course to which A’s status as an eligible student is transferred or a designated part-time course to which A transfers and in relation to which A’s status is converted to that of an eligible part-time student in accordance with these Regulations.

(3)

Subject to paragraph (7), a person (“A” in this paragraph) is not an eligible student if—

(a)

an old award has been bestowed on A in respect of A’s attendance on the course;

(b)

A is eligible for a loan in relation to an academic year of the course under the Education (Student Loans) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990;

F4(c)

there has been bestowed on, or paid to, A in relation to A’s attendance on the course a healthcare bursary, other than a universal healthcare bursary, the amount of which is not calculated by reference to A’s income;

(d)

A is in breach of any obligation to repay any loan;

(e)

A has reached the age of 18 and has not ratified any agreement for a loan made with A when A was under the age of 18; or

(f)

A has, in the opinion of the Welsh Ministers, shown by A’s conduct that A is unfitted to receive support under these Regulations.

(4)

For the purposes of paragraphs (3)(d) and (3)(e), “loan” (“benthyciad”) means a loan made under the student loans legislation.

(5)

In a case where the agreement for a loan is subject to the law of Scotland, paragraph (3)(e) only applies if the agreement was made—

(a)

before 25 September 1991, and

(b)

with the concurrence of the borrower’s curator or at a time when the borrower had no curator.

(6)

An eligible student in respect of whom the first academic year of the specified designated course begins on or after 1 September 2000 does not, at any one time, qualify for support under these Regulations for—

(a)

more than one designated course;

(b)

a designated course and a designated part-time course;

(c)

a designated course and a designated postgraduate course;

F5(d)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6(7)

Subject to paragraphs (9) to (11), if a person satisfies the conditions in paragraph (8)(a),(b) or (c) and does not satisfy paragraph (3)(c) the person is an eligible student for the purpose of these Regulations and accordingly, paragraphs (2) F7, (2A) and (3)(a), (b), (d), (e) and (f) do not apply to the person.

(8)

The conditions referred to in paragraph (7) are—

(a)

the—

(i)

person qualified as an eligible student in connection with an earlier academic year of the present course pursuant to regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under section 22 of the 1998 Act;

(ii)

person was ordinarily resident in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the present course; and

(iii)

person’s status as an eligible student has not terminated;

(b)

the—

(i)

present course is an end-on course which the person is starting on or after 1 September 2006;

(ii)

person qualified as an eligible student in connection with the course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course;

(iii)

period of eligibility in respect of the course in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) only ceased on the grounds that the student had completed the course; and

(iv)

person was ordinarily resident in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course in sub-paragraph (b)(ii);

(c)

the—

(i)

Welsh Ministers have previously determined that the person is an eligible—

(aa)

part-time student in connection with a designated part-time course; F8or

(bb)

student in connection with a designated course other than the present course; F9...

F10(cc)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii)

person’s status as an eligible part-time student F11... or as an eligible student in connection with the course in sub-paragraph (c)(i) has been converted or transferred from that course to the present course as a result of one or more conversions or transfers in accordance with regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under section 22 of the 1998 Act;

(iii)

person was ordinarily resident in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(i); and

(iv)

person’s status as an eligible student has not terminated.

(9)

Where—

(a)

the Welsh Ministers have determined that, by virtue of being a refugee or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of a refugee, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i)

an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course F12... or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student ... or an eligible student has been transferred to the present course; F13and

F14(ii)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the refugee status of A or of A’s spouse, civil partner, parent (as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 1) or step-parent, as the case may be, has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted and no appeal is pending (within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002),

A’s status as an eligible F15... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

F16(9A)

Where—

(a)

the Welsh Ministers have determined that, by virtue of being a person granted stateless leave or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of such a person, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i)

an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course F17..., or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student ... or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; F18and

F19(ii)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the period for which a person granted stateless leave is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted and no application for administrative review in accordance with the immigration rules is pending,

A’s status as an eligible F20... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

F21(9B)

Where—

(a)

the Welsh Ministers have determined that, by virtue of being a person granted humanitarian protection under paragraph 339C of the immigration rules or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of such a person, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i)

an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course F22..., or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student ... or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; F23and

F24(ii)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the period for which the person granted humanitarian protection is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted and no appeal is pending within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002,

A’s status as an eligible F25... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

(10)

Where—

(a)

the Welsh Ministers have determined that, by virtue of being a person with leave to enter or remain or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of such a person, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i)

an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course F26... or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student ... or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; F27and

F28(ii)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the period for which the person with leave to enter or remain is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted and no appeal is pending (within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002),

A’s status as an eligible F29... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

F30(10A)

Where—

(a)

the Welsh Ministers have determined that by virtue of being a person with section 67 leave to remain or the child of such a person, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i)

an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course F31..., or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student ... or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; F32and

F33(ii)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the period for which a person granted section 67 leave to remain is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted and no appeal is pending (within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002),

A’s status as an eligible F34... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

F35(10B)

Where—

(a)

the Welsh Ministers have determined that by virtue of being a person with Calais leave, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i)

an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; F36and

F37(ii)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the period for which a person granted Calais leave is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted,

A’s status as an eligible F38... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

(10C)

Where—

(a)

the Welsh Ministers have determined that by virtue of being a person granted F39leave to enter or remain as a protected partner or the child of such a person, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i)

an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; F40and

F41(ii)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the period for which a person granted F42leave to enter or remain as a protected partner is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to enter or remain has been granted and no appeal is pending (within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002),

A’s status as an eligible F43... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

(10D)

Where—

(a)

the Welsh Ministers have determined that by virtue of being a person with protected rights with limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules, a person (“A”) was—

(i)

an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; F44and

F45(ii)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts A no longer has extant limited leave to enter or remain granted by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules, and no further leave to enter or remain has been granted under those rules,

A’s status as an eligible F46... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

(10E)

Where—

(a)

the Welsh Ministers have determined that, by virtue of—

(i)

falling within F47paragraph (1)(a) F48... (iv) or (v) of the definition of “person with protected rights”; or

(ii)

meeting the conditions in paragraph 3(1)(a) F49... (iv) of Part 2 of Schedule 1,

a person (“A”) is an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an academic year of a designated course F50...; and

(b)

as at the day before the academic year begins, A is not a person with protected rights,

A’s status as an eligible F51... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

F52(10F)

Where—

(a)

the Welsh Ministers have determined that by virtue of being a protected Ukrainian national F53or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of such a person, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was—

(i)

an eligible student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present course, an application for support for a course in relation to which the present course is an end-on course or an application for support in connection with a designated part-time course or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student or eligible student has been transferred to the present course; F54and

F55(ii)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts, the period for which F56the person granted leave to enter or remain as a protected Ukrainian national F57is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to enter or remain has been granted,

Aʼs status as an eligible F58... student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.

(11)

F59Paragraphs (9), (9A), F60(9B), (10) and (10A) do not apply where the student began the course in connection with which the Welsh Ministers determined that A was F61an eligible part-time student or an eligible student, as the case may be, before 1 September 2007.

F62(11A)

Paragraphs (9), (9A), (9B), (10), (10A), (10B), (10C), (10D), (10E) or (10F) do not apply where, as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support starts—

(a)

A; or

(b)

the person who, as a result of their immigration status, caused A to be an eligible student F63...,

is a British or Irish citizen.

(12)

Subject to paragraph (13), a prisoner who begins the present course on or after 1 September 2012 will not be an eligible student unless—

(a)

they are an eligible prisoner;

(b)

they are an eligible student who has transferred to the present course on or after 1 September 2012 under regulation 8 from a course beginning before 1 September 2012; or

(c)

the present course is an end-on course.

(13)

Paragraph (12) does not apply in respect of an academic year during which the student enters or is released from prison.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 4(2)(2A) substituted for reg. 4(2) (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(a) (with reg. 2)
F2: Word in reg. 4(2)(a) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 3 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Ukrainian Nationals and Family Members) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/764), regs. 2, 20(a)
F3: Word in reg. 4(2)(a) inserted (31.12.2021) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1365), regs. 1(2), 20
F4: Reg. 4(3)(c) substituted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 26
F5: Reg. 4(6)(d) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(b) (with reg. 2)
F6: Reg. 4(7) substituted (12.3.2018) by The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/191), reg. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 5 (with reg. 2(2)(3))
F7: Word in reg. 4(7) inserted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(c) (with reg. 2)
F8: Word in reg. 4(8)(c)(i)(aa) inserted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(d)(i)(aa) (with reg. 2)
F9: Word in reg. 4(8)(c)(i)(bb) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(d)(i)(bb) (with reg. 2)
F10: Reg. 4(8)(c)(i)(cc) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(d)(i)(cc) (with reg. 2)
F11: Words in reg. 4(8)(c)(ii) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(d)(ii) (with reg. 2)
F12: Words in reg. 4(9)(a)(i) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(e) (with reg. 2)
F13: Word in reg. 4(9)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)
F14: Reg. 4(9)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)
F15: Words in reg. 4(9) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)
F16: Reg. 4(9A) inserted (30.7.2018) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/814), regs. 1(2), 23(a)
F17: Words in reg. 4(9A)(a)(i) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(f) (with reg. 2)
F18: Word in reg. 4(9A)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)
F19: Reg. 4(9A)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)
F20: Words in reg. 4(9A) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)
F21: Reg. 4(9B) inserted (28.1.2021) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Ordinary Residence) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/9), regs. 1(2), 17
F22: Words in reg. 4(9B)(a)(i) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(f) (with reg. 2)
F23: Word in reg. 4(9B)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)
F24: Reg. 4(9B)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)
F25: Words in reg. 4(9B) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)
F26: Words in reg. 4(10)(a)(i) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(f) (with reg. 2)
F27: Word in reg. 4(10)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)
F28: Reg. 4(10)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)
F29: Words in reg. 4(10) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)
F30: Reg. 4(10A) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/235), regs. 1(3)(a), 16(a)
F31: Words in reg. 4(10A)(a)(i) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(f) (with reg. 2)
F32: Word in reg. 4(10A)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)
F33: Reg. 4(10A)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)
F34: Words in reg. 4(10A) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)
F35: Reg. 4(10B)-(10E) inserted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 53(g) (with reg. 2)
F36: Word in reg. 4(10B)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)
F37: Reg. 4(10B)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)
F38: Words in reg. 4(10B) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)
F39: Words in reg. 4(10C)(a) substituted (9.8.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/810), regs. 1(2), 12(a)
F40: Word in reg. 4(10C)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)
F41: Reg. 4(10C)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)
F42: Words in reg. 4(10C)(b) substituted (9.8.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/810), regs. 1(2), 12(b)
F43: Words in reg. 4(10C) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)
F44: Word in reg. 4(10D)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)
F45: Reg. 4(10D)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)
F46: Words in reg. 4(10D) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)
F47: Words in reg. 4(10E)(a)(i) substituted (31.12.2021) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1365), regs. 1(2), 16
F48: Word in reg. 4(10E)(a)(i) omitted (23.2.2022) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 31(a) (with reg. 2)
F49: Words in reg. 4(10E)(a)(ii) omitted (23.2.2022) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 31(b) (with reg. 2)
F50: Words in reg. 4(10E)(a) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(d)
F51: Words in reg. 4(10E) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)
F52: Reg. 4(10F) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 3 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Ukrainian Nationals and Family Members) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/764), regs. 2, 20(b)
F53: Words in reg. 4(10F)(a) inserted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 19(a) (with reg. 2)
F54: Word in reg. 4(10F)(a)(i) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(a)
F55: Reg. 4(10F)(a)(ii) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(b)
F56: Words in reg. 4(10F)(b) substituted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 19(b) (with reg. 2)
F57: Words in reg. 4(10F)(b) inserted (3.2.2025) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/16), regs. 1(2), 21
F58: Words in reg. 4(10F) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(c)
F59: Words in reg. 4(11) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/235), regs. 1(3)(a), 16(b)
F60: Word in reg. 4(11) inserted (28.1.2021) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Ordinary Residence) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/9), regs. 1(2), 18
F61: Words in reg. 4(11) substituted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(e)
F62: Reg. 4(11A) inserted (6.7.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/633), regs. 1(2), 9
F63: Words in reg. 4(11A)(b) omitted (5.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/3), regs. 1(2), 2, 18(f)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 4 in force at 17.2.2017, see reg. 1(2)