The Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Regulations 11, 115, 133 and 145

SCHEDULE 4 INFORMATION

1.  Every applicant, eligible student, eligible distance learning student, eligible part-time student and eligible postgraduate student must, as soon as reasonably practicable after being requested to do so, provide the Department with such information as the Department considers the Department requires for the purposes of these Regulations.

2.  Every applicant, eligible student, eligible distance learning student, eligible part-time student and eligible postgraduate student must forthwith inform the Department and provide the Department with particulars if any of the following occurs—

(a) the applicant or student withdraws from, abandons or is expelled from the course;

(b) the applicant or student transfers to any other course at the same or at a different institution;

(c) the applicant or student ceases to undertake the course and does not intend to or is not permitted to continue it for the remainder of the academic year;

(d) the applicant or student is absent from the course for more than 60 days due to illness or for any period for any other reason;

(e) the month for the start or completion of the course changes;

(f) the applicant or student’s home or term-time address or telephone number changes.

3.  Information provided to the Department pursuant to these Regulations must be in the format that the Department requires and, if the Department requires the information to be signed by the person providing it, an electronic signature in such form as it may specify satisfies such a requirement.