Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Payments of grants for fees

23.—(1) The Department shall pay the grant for fees for which a student is eligible in respect of any course when a valid request for payment has been received from the academic authority of the institution providing the course.

(2) A payment under paragraph (1) shall be made—

(a)not before the expiry of three months from the beginning of the academic year in question; and

(b)not later than 10 weeks after the expiry of that period, or promptly after a valid request for payment has been received, if that is later.

(3) The Department may make a provisional payment for the purposes of paragraph (1) where assessment of the contribution of the student concerned, or other matters, have delayed final calculation of the amount of grant for which the student is eligible.

(4) No payment of grant for fees shall be made in respect of any course if—

(a)before the expiry of three months from the beginning of the academic year the student concerned ceases to attend the course; and

(b)the academic authority providing it has determined or agreed that the student will not commence attending again during the academic year in respect of which the fees are payable, or at all.