Regulation 24 Overpayments of fee loanI1
England and Wales
Any overpayment of fee loan is recoverable by the Secretary of State from—
the institution; or
the student in respect of whom the payment of fee loan was made.
A student must, if so required by the Secretary of State, repay any amount of a fee loan paid in respect of the student which for whatever reason exceeds the amount of a fee loan to which the student is entitled.
An institution must, if so required by the Secretary of State, repay any amount of a fee loan paid to the institution in respect of a student which for whatever reason exceeds the amount of a fee loan to which the student is entitled.
An overpayment of fee loan may be recovered from a student under paragraph (1)(b) in whichever one or more of the following ways the Secretary of State considers appropriate in all the circumstances—
by subtracting the overpayment from any amount of the fee loan which remains to be paid;
by requiring the student to repay the fee loan in accordance with regulations made under section 22 of the 1998 Act;
by taking such other action for the recovery of an overpayment as is available to the Secretary of State.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Reg. 24(1A)(1B) inserted (15.2.2022) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/57), regs. 1(1), 21