19.—(1) Regulation 109 (Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year) shall be amended as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In paragraph (2) after “(f),”, there shall be inserted “(fa),”.
(3) After paragraph (2), there shall be inserted—
“(2A) Where one of the events listed in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (e), (f), (fa), (g) or (h) of paragraph (3) occurs in the course of an academic year—
(a)a student may qualify for disabled part-time students’ allowance in respect of that academic year in accordance with this Part; and
(b)disabled part-time students’ allowance is not available in respect of any academic year beginning before the academic year in which the relevant event occurred.”.