Regulation 17 Termination of eligibilityI1
Scotland
Subject to paragraph (2) an eligible student ceases to be eligible for a loan on—
the expiry of the period ordinarily required for the completion of the course, or
in relation to a loan issued under regulation 11 (students eligible for student loans), transferring from a full-time course to a part-time course,
and accordingly that person then ceases to be an eligible student.
The Scottish Ministers may before or after an eligible student ceases to be an eligible student under paragraph (1) determine that that person continues to be eligible for a loan for such further period after the expiry of the period referred to in that paragraph as they specify, and that person is to be, or be considered to have been, an eligible student throughout that further period until its expiry.
Where an eligible student has withdrawn from a course in circumstances where the Scottish Ministers have not transferred or will not transfer that person’s eligibility to another course under regulation 16 (transfers of eligibility, or has abandoned or been expelled from their course, the Scottish Ministers will determine that that person is no longer eligible for a loan, and on such determination that person ceases to be an eligible student.
Where the conduct of an eligible student has shown the eligible student to be unfit to receive a loan the Scottish Ministers may determine that that person is no longer eligible for a loan, and on such determination that person ceases to be an eligible student.