Regulation 33 Time limit for making application
The general rule is that an application under regulation 32(1) must reach the Welsh Ministers no later than the end of the ninth month of the academic year to which it relates.
But if any of the circumstances set out in Column 1 of Table 1 apply, an application must reach the Welsh Ministers within the time limit specified in the corresponding entry in Column 2.
Table 1
| Column 1Circumstances relating to application for support | Column 2Time limit for making application |
|---|---|
| Applicant qualifies for support after the first day of the academic year following an event listed in regulation 80(2) or 81(3) or paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 5. | No later than the end of the period of nine months beginning with the day on which the event occurs. |
F1Application is for a tuition fee loan or maintenance loan. Application is for an additional amount of tuition fee loan under regulation 42 or maintenance loan under regulation 60 | No later than one month before the end of the academic year to which the application relates. |
| Application is for an additional amount of tuition fee loan under regulation 42, maintenance loan under regulation 60 or Oxbridge college fee loan under paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 5. | |
| Application is for a disabled student's grant. | Application must reach the Welsh Ministers as soon as is reasonably practicable. |
| The Welsh Ministers think that, having regard to the circumstances of a particular case, it is appropriate to extend the time limit for making an application. | No later than the date specified in writing by the Welsh Ministers in the particular case. |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 33 Table 1 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, 30