# The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026, Paragraph 7: Other persons with limited protected rights

Extent: E+W

Where—
(a) the Secretary of State has determined that, by virtue of—
(i) falling within paragraph (a)(iii) or (iv) of the definition of “person with protected rights”, or
(ii) meeting the conditions in paragraph 4(1)(a)(iii) in Part 2 of Schedule 2,
a person (“A”) is an eligible student in connection with an application for support for a course year of a designated course, and
(b) as at the day before the course year begins, A is not a person with protected rights and A has not become a British or Irish citizen,
A’s status as an eligible student terminates immediately before the first day of the course year in respect of which A is applying for support.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/858/schedule/3/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifelong-learning-student-support-amendment-of-fees-and-awards-etc-regulations-2026/schedule-3/paragraph-7
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