General qualifying conditions for loans for fees
20.—(1) An eligible student qualifies for a loan for fees in connection with the student’s attendance on a designated course under this Part provided that the student is not excluded from qualification by the following paragraph, regulation 6 or regulation 7.
(2) An eligible student does not qualify for a loan for fees in respect of an academic year if–
(a)that year is a bursary year or an Erasmus year; or
(b)the designated course is an old flexible postgraduate course for the initial training of teachers.