The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Amendments to the 2009 Regulations

43.  In regulation 105(1) (eligible distance learning students)—

(a) in paragraph (2)(a) for “and 13” substitute “, 13 and 14”;

(b) after paragraph (11D), insert—

“(11E) Where—

(a) the Department determined that, by virtue of being a person granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes, a person (“A”) was an eligible distance learning student in connection with—

(i) an application for support for an earlier year of the current course, or

(ii) an application for support in connection with a designated course, designated part-time course, or other designated course from which A’s status as an eligible student, eligible part-time student or eligible distance learning student has been transferred to the current course; and

(b) as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support begins, the period for which the person granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired,

A’s status as an eligible distance learning student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.”

(1)

Regulation 105 was amended by S.S.I 2007/503, S.R. 2010 No. 383, S.R. 2013 No. 128, S.R. 2017 No. 7 and S.R. 2021 Nos. 50 and 85.