{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-teacher-student-loans-repayment-etc-regulations-2002/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-teacher-student-loans-repayment-etc-regulations-2002/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2086",
  "legislation_title": "Education (Teacher Student Loans) (Repayment etc.) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-teacher-student-loans-repayment-etc-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Allowable breaks from eligible employment",
  "text": "(1) Notwithstanding regulations 4 (1) (c) and 5, a person who has ceased to be an eligible teacher shall become eligible where—\n(a) he recommences eligible employment;\n(b) he ceased to be in eligible employment for any reason other than that mentioned in paragraph (2)(b);\n(c) the period during which he was not an eligible teacher for that reason does not exceed 12 months in relation to any single break from eligible employment; and\n(d) the period during which he was not an eligible teacher for that reason does not exceed 36 months in total.\n(2) Notwithstanding regulations 4 (1) (c) and 5, a person who has ceased to be an eligible teacher shall become eligible where—\n(a) he recommences eligible employment;\n(b) he ceased to be in eligible employment for the purpose of caring for any child for whom he has parental responsibility and with whom he has his home; and\n(c) the period during which he was not an eligible teacher for this purpose does not exceed 60 months in total.\n(3) For the purposes of this regulation a person may cease eligible employment more than once.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2086/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:50:51.768311+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}