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The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Revocation, savings and transitional provisions

  3. PART 2 ELIGIBILITY

    1. 4.Eligible students

    2. 5.Designated courses

    3. 6.Period of eligibility

    4. 7.Transfer of status

  4. PART 3 APPLYING FOR SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION

    1. 8.Applications for support

    2. 9.Time limits

    3. 10.Information

  5. PART 4 FEE SUPPORT

    1. CHAPTER 1 TYPES OF FEE SUPPORT AVAILABLE

      1. 11.New system students

      2. 12.Old system students

      3. 13.Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year

      4. 14.Events

      5. 15.Disabled students

    2. CHAPTER 2 FEE LOANS FOR NEW SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 16.Availability of fee loans to new system students - general

      2. 17.Standard entitlement of new system students who have not studied on a previous course

      3. 18.Standard entitlement of new system students who have studied on a previous course

      4. 19.Standard entitlement of new system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses

      5. 20.Amount of the fee loan

    3. CHAPTER 3 GRANTS FOR FEES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 21.Continuing students and students commencing courses in the Republic of Ireland

      2. 22.Transferring students

      3. 23.End-on courses

      4. 24.Gap year students who have not studied on a previous course

      5. 25.Gap year students who have studied on a previous course

      6. 26.Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study

      7. 27.Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly-funded institution or relevant institution of higher education in the Republic of Ireland

      8. 28.Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly-funded institution

      9. 29.Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution

    4. CHAPTER 4 FEE CONTRIBUTION LOANS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 30.Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students

      2. 31.Amount of the fee contribution loan

    5. CHAPTER 5 INTERPRETATION OF PART 4

      1. 32.Previous course

      2. 33.Bursary year, ordinary duration, preliminary course, qualifying year of study and standard academic year

      3. 34.Miscellaneous

  6. PART 5 GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS

    1. CHAPTER 1 TYPES OF GRANTS AVAILABLE

      1. 35.New system students

      2. 36.Old system students

    2. CHAPTER 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS

      1. 37.General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs

    3. CHAPTER 3 DISABLED STUDENTS' ALLOWANCES

      1. 38.Qualifying conditions for the disabled students' allowance

      2. 39.Amount of the disabled students' allowance

    4. CHAPTER 4 GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS

      1. 40.Grants for students who have left care

      2. 41.General

      3. 42.Adult dependants' grant

      4. 43.Childcare grant

      5. 44.Parents' learning allowance

      6. 45.Grants for dependants - calculations

      7. 46.Interpretation of Chapter 4

    5. CHAPTER 5 GRANTS FOR TRAVEL

      1. 47.Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel

      2. 48.Amount of the grant for travel

    6. CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR NEW SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 49.Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant

      2. 50.Amount of the maintenance grant

    7. CHAPTER 7 SPECIAL SUPPORT GRANTS FOR NEW SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 51.Qualifying conditions for the special support grant

      2. 52.Amount of the special support grant

    8. CHAPTER 8 HIGHER EDUCATION BURSARIES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 53.Qualifying conditions for and amounts of the higher education bursary

  7. PART 6 LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS

    1. CHAPTER 1 QUALIFYING CONDITIONS

      1. 54.Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – new system students

      2. 55.Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students

    2. CHAPTER 2 MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF LOANS

      1. 56.General

      2. 57.New system students with full entitlement

      3. 58.Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students

      4. 59.Old system students with full entitlement

      5. 60.Old and new system students with reduced entitlement

    3. CHAPTER 3 COLLEGE FEE LOANS

      1. 61.College fee loans

    4. CHAPTER 4 MISCELLANEOUS

      1. 62.Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable

      2. 63.Students falling into more than one category

      3. 64.Students residing with parents

      4. 65.Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year

      5. 66.Disabled students

      6. 67.Increases in maximum amount

      7. 68.Deductions from loans for living costs

      8. 69.Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs

      9. 70.Categories of student

      10. 71.Interpretation of Part 6

  8. PART 7 INTEREST AND INSOLVENCY

    1. 72.Interest

    2. 73.Insolvency

  9. PART 8 FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT

    1. 74.Calculation of contribution

    2. 75.Application of contribution – new system students

    3. 76.Application of contribution – old system students

    4. 77.Order of application

    5. 78.Application of contribution to loan for living costs

  10. PART 9 PAYMENTS

    1. 79.Payment of grants for fees

    2. 80.Payment of fee loans and fee contribution loans

    3. 81.Payment of loans – information requirements

    4. 82.Payment of grants for living and other costs and loans for living costs – timing of payments

    5. 83.Payment of grants for living and other costs and loans for living costs - general provisions

    6. 84.Overpayments

  11. PART 10 SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES

    1. 85.Eligible part-time students

    2. 86.Designated part-time courses

    3. 87.Period of eligibility

    4. 88.Assistance for part-time courses

    5. 89.Amount of assistance

    6. 90.Interpretation of regulation 89

    7. 91.Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in England, Wales or Scotland

    8. 92.Disabled part-time students' allowances

    9. 93.Applications for support

    10. 94.Declarations provided by academic authorities

    11. 95.Information

    12. 96.Transfer of status

    13. 97.Conversion of status

    14. 98.Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled part-time students' allowances

    15. 99.Payment of grants for fees

    16. 100.Overpayments

  12. PART 11 SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

    1. 101.Eligible postgraduate students

    2. 102.Designated postgraduate courses

    3. 103.Period of eligibility

    4. 104.Transfer of status

    5. 105.Applications for support

    6. 106.Information

    7. 107.Amount of grants

    8. 108.Payment of grants

    9. 109.Overpayments

  13. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

      1. PART 1 Interpretation

      2. PART 2 Categories

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      DESIGNATED COURSES

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      INFORMATION

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      COLLEGE FEE LOANS

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

  15. Explanatory Note

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