The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

CHAPTER 4 Omission of Qualifying Course and Student References

Amendments to the 2009 Regulations

10.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)(1) omit the definition of “qualifying course”.

11.  In regulation 5(eligible students) (2)—

(a) in paragraph (11)—

(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (a)(i), for “or” substitute “and”;

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (a)(ii) (including “and” at the end);

(iii) in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for “eligible or qualifying student” substitute “eligible student”;

(b) in paragraph (11C)—

(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (a)(i), for “or” substitute “and”;

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (a)(ii) (including “and” at the end);

(iii) in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for “eligible or qualifying student” substitute “eligible student”;

(c) in paragraph (11D) in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for “eligible or qualifying student” substitute “eligible student”;

(d) in paragraph (11E)—

(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (a)(i), for “or” substitute “and”;

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (a)(ii) (including “and” at the end);

(iii) in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for “eligible or qualifying student” substitute “eligible student”;

(e) in paragraph (11F)—

(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (a)(i), for “or” substitute “and”;

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (a)(ii) (including “and” at the end);

(iii) in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for “eligible or qualifying student” substitute “eligible student”;

(f) in paragraph (12)—

(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (a)(i), for “or” substitute “and”;

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (a)(ii) (including “and” at the end);

(iii) in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for “eligible or qualifying student” substitute “eligible student”;

(g) in paragraph (13) for “, an eligible student or a qualifying student” substitute “or an eligible student”.

12.  In regulation 57(4) (qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant) (3) for “qualifying student” substitute “current system student”.

13.  In regulation 97 (provision of United Kingdom national insurance number)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “eligible or qualifying student” substitute “eligible student”;

(b) in paragraph (2), for “eligible or qualifying student” substitute “eligible student”;

(c) in paragraph (3), for “eligible or qualifying student”, in both places it occurs, substitute “eligible student”.

14.  In regulation 98 (information requirements)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “, eligible student or qualifying student” substitute “or eligible student”;

(b) in paragraph (2), for “, eligible student or qualifying student” substitute “or eligible student”;

(c) in paragraph (3), for “, eligible student or qualifying student” substitute “or eligible student”.

15.  In regulation 105(eligible distance learning students) (4)

(a) in paragraph (11C) in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for “eligible or qualifying student” substitute “eligible student”;

(b) in paragraph (11D) in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for “eligible or qualifying student” substitute “eligible student”.

(1)

Regulation 2 was amended by S.R. 2010 No. 383, S.R.s 2013 No.s 128 and 223, S.R.s 2017 No.s 7 and 43, S.R. 2019 No. 35, S.R. 2021 Nos. 50 and 85, S.R.s 2022 No.s 75 and 201 and S.I. 2020/1209 as amended by 2020/139.

(2)

Regulation 5 was amended by S.S.I. 2007 No. 503, S.R.s 2010 No. 383, 2013 No. 128, 2017 No, 7, 2019 No. 35, 2021 Nos. 50 and 85 and 2022 No. 75.

(3)

paragraph (4) was inserted by S.R. 2012 No. 398.

(4)

Regulation 105 was amended by S.S.I. 2007 No. 503, S.R.s 2010 No. 383, 2019 No. 35, 2021 Nos. 50 and 85 and 2022 Nos. 75 and 201.