The Repayment of Student Loans (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007

Amendment of the Repayment of Student Loans (Scotland) Regulations 2000

13.  For regulation 14 (application to cease repayment by instalments), substitute–

“Application to cease repayment by instalments

14.— (1) A borrower who–

(a) is required to make repayments under this Part; and

(b) has not been required to repay that borrower’s student loan in full immediately under regulation 15,

may apply to the Scottish Ministers for a determination that the borrower shall no longer be required to make such repayments.

(2) Where the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that–

(a) the borrower is resident in the United Kingdom; and

(b) the borrower is likely to be resident in the United Kingdom for the year of assessment during which the date specified in their determination will fall,

the Scottish Ministers may determine that a borrower who has applied under paragraph (1) shall not be required to make repayments under this Part from a date specified in their determination, being a date not more than 2 months later than the date of the determination.

(3) A determination under paragraph (2) shall have effect until the borrower again becomes liable to repay that borrower’s student loan under regulation 13 or 13A.”.