Regulation 2 Citation, commencement and interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “2004 Act” means the Higher Education Act 2004;

• “applicant” means a person who makes a student support application;

• “applicant’s sponsor” means an applicant’s parent or partner or an applicant’s parent’s partner who is required under the student support scheme^f1 to provide information in connection with the applicant’s student support application;

• “governing body” means a person falling within section 45(2)(a) of the 2004 Act;

• “student support application” means an application for support payable under the student support scheme for an academic year commencing on or after 1st September 2006;

• “student support authority” means—

  1. (a)

     the Secretary of State;

  2. (b)

     any authority falling within section 45(7)(b) of the 2004 Act; and

  3. (c)

     any person falling within section 45(7)(c) of the 2004 Act.