is not settled in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Immigration Act 197126 at the beginning of the first year of the course in question, unless he is such a person as is mentioned in regulation 7(5);

has, in the opinion of the board, by his conduct shown himself unfitted to hold an award;

has previously attended a first degree course; or

has previously attended one or more courses of higher education, the aggregate duration of which exceeds two academic years (a part-time course being treated as its full-time equivalent).