PART 9 SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES

36 Period of eligibility
1 An eligible part-time student shall retain his status as an eligible part-time student for the duration of the period of eligibility.
2 Subject to the following paragraphs, the “period of eligibility” in paragraph (1) runs until the end of the academic year in which the eligible part-time student completes his designated part-time course.
3 The Department may, at any time, renew or extend the period of eligibility for such further period as it determines.
4 The period of eligibility shall terminate when the eligible part-time student—
(a) withdraws from his designated part-time course in circumstances where the Department has not transferred or converted or will not transfer or convert his status under regulation 41 or 42; or
(b) abandons or is expelled from his designated part-time course.
5 The Department may terminate the period of eligibility where the eligible part-time student has shown himself by his conduct to be unfitted to receive support.
6 If the Department is satisfied that an eligible part-time student has failed to comply with any requirement to provide information under this Part or has provided information which is inaccurate in a material particular, the Department may take such of the following actions as it considers appropriate in the circumstances—
(a) terminate the period of eligibility;
(b) determine that the student no longer qualifies for any particular support or particular amount of support;
(c) treat any support paid to the student as an overpayment which may be recovered under regulation 45.