Regulation 5 Amendments to principal Regulations

The following paragraphs shall be inserted after regulation 7(1) of the principal Regulations:–

“(1A)

It shall be a condition of payment of an allowance for an academic year that an application in writing is received by the Secretary of State by such date as he may determine in respect of that year, and different dates may be determined by him in respect of different courses.

(1B)

The Secretary of State may treat an application received after any date determined for the purposes of paragraph (1A) as having been received by that date where he considers that, having regard to the circumstances of the particular case, it should be so treated.”.