Regulation 16 Regulation 41

in the definition of “contribution”^f1 after “grant ” insert “or student loan”;

after the definition of “student” insert–

• ““student loan” means a loan towards a student’s maintenance pursuant to any regulations made under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998^f2, section 73 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980^f3 or article 3 of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998^f4;”;

for the definition of “year” substitute–

• ““year”, in relation to a course, means the period of 12 months beginning on 1st January, 1st April, 1st July or 1st September according to whether the academic year of the course begins in the winter, the spring, the summer or the autumn respectively, but if students are required to begin attending the course during August or September and to continue attending through the autumn the academic year of the course shall be considered to begin in the autumn rather than the summer.”.