The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this regulation and regulations 2, 3, 4(a), (b)(i) and (c), 5, 8, 15(a), (b)(i) and (c), 18(b) and 20 come into force on 7th November 2014.

(3) Regulation (3)(a) does not apply in relation to a student who―

(a)began their current course before 7th November 2014; and

(b)has been awarded a grant under regulation 40, 127, 147 or 159 of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011(1) (“the 2011 Regulations”) in relation to an academic year of a relevant course where that academic year began before 7th November 2014.

(4) Subject to paragraph (5), all other provisions of these Regulations―

(a)come into force on 7th November 2014; and

(b)apply in relation to the provision of support to students in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1st September 2015 whether anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after 1st September 2015.

(5) Regulations 9, 10, 14, 18(a), (c) and (d), 19, 21 and 22 do not apply in relation to a student who―

(a)began their current course before 1st August 2015; and

(b)has been awarded a grant under regulation 40, 127, 147 or 159 of the 2011 Regulations in relation to an academic year of a relevant course where that academic year began before 1st August 2015.

(6) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)“current course” means the course in respect of which the student is applying for support under the 2011 Regulations;

(b)in relation to paragraph (3)(a), a current course which begins on or after 7th November 2014 is treated as beginning before that date where—

(i)the student transfers to the current course from a course which began before 7th November 2014 and their status has been transferred or converted under regulation 7, 131, 132, 151, 152 or 163 of the 2011 Regulations; or

(ii)disregarding any intervening vacation, the student begins the current course immediately after ceasing to undertake a higher education course within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the 2011 Regulations which began before 7th November 2014;

(c)in relation to paragraph (5)(a), a current course which begins on or after 1st August 2015 is treated as beginning before that date where—

(i)the student transfers to the current course from a course which began before 1st August 2015 and their status has been transferred or converted under regulation 7, 131, 132, 151, 152 or 163 of the 2011 Regulations; or

(ii)disregarding any intervening vacation, the student begins the current course immediately after ceasing to undertake a higher education course within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the 2011 Regulations which began before 1st August 2015;

(d)“relevant course” means—

(i)the current course;

(ii)where sub-paragraph (b)(i) or (c)(i) applies, the course from which student has transferred; or

(iii)where sub-paragraph (b)(ii) or (c)(ii) applies, the course which the student ceased to undertake immediately before undertaking the current course.