The Education (Student Loans) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Discretion of loans administrator

9.  Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 8, the loans administrator may—

(a)if it is satisfied that granting a relaxation or indulgence to the borrower which does not vary the agreement for the loan represents a more effective means of recovering the debt due under the agreement than enforcing it according to its terms, grant any such relaxation or indulgence; or

(b)if the borrower is in breach of an obligation to repay any loan instalment and whether or not the loans administrator has notified him that he is entitled to defer making repayment in respect of other loan instalments under regulation 11, require the borrower to make an immediate repayment of the outstanding amount of the loan.