# The Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021, Regulation 1: Citation and commencement


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 and come into operation on 1st August 2021.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to the provision of support to a student in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1st August 2021, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on, or after that date.
(3) In paragraph (2), an “academic year” is the period of twelve months beginning with 1st January, 1st April, 1st July or 1st September of the calendar year in which the academic year of the course in question begins, according to whether the academic year of the course in question begins—
(a) on or after 1st January and before 1st April;
(b) on or after 1st April and before 1st July;
(c) on or after 1st July and before 1st August; or
(d) on or after 1st August and on or before 31st December.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2021/202/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/further-education-student-support-eligibility-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-northern-ireland-2021/regulation-1
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