The Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998

PART IITRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS

Savings

3.—(1) Notwithstanding the repeal of the provisions of the 1998 Order brought into operation by Article 2, that Order, and any statutory instruments made thereunder, shall continue to have effect in relation to, or otherwise in connection with—

(a)awards made under the 1986 Order before 1st January 1999;

(b)the making of awards to or in respect of any student who attends any course referred to in Article 4; or

(c)awards made to or in respect of any such student,

as if this Order had not been made.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the repeal of the provisions of the 1986 Order brought into operation by Article 2 shall not affect the continued operation of that Order insofar as it relates to the making of subordinate legislation.

Courses to which saved provisions apply

4.  The courses referred to in Article 3(1)(b) are—

(a)a course the first year of which begins before 1st September 1999;

(b)a first degree course where—

(i)the student begins to attend the course immediately after ceasing to attend a course for the DipHE or a course for the HND(disregarding any intervening vacation), and

(ii)an award made to or in respect of him in relation to his attendance at the course for the DipHE or HND was an old award, or where no award was made an award would have been an old award if it had been made;

(c)a postgraduate course for the initial training of teachers where—

(i)the student begins to attend the course immediately after ceasing to attend a first degree course (disregarding any intervening vacation), and

(ii)an award made to him in respect of his attendance at the first degree course was an old award, or where no award was made an award would have been an old award if it had been made.