Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st August 2015.
Amendment of the Education (Student Loans for Tuition Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
2. In regulation 3(3) of the Education (Student Loans for Tuition Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (eligible students)(1)—
(a)after sub-paragraph (a) insert “or”;
(b)omit sub-paragraph (c) and the word “or” immediately preceding it.
Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
3.—(1) The Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007(2) are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In the definition of “loan” in regulation 2(1) (interpretation)(3)—
(a)in paragraph (a) after “undertaking a” insert “full-time or part-time”;
(b)after paragraph (a) before the word “and” insert—
“(aa)in relation to a student undertaking a full-time (but not a part-time) vocational course leading to a Postgraduate Diploma or to a Postgraduate masters degree, a loan towards that student’s maintenance under the Act and any regulations made under the Act, including the interest accrued on the loan and any penalties or charges made in connection with it;”.
(3) For regulation 3(2A) (eligible students)(4), substitute—
“(2A) Paragraph (2)(b) does not apply when assessing a person’s eligibility for a loan falling within paragraph (a) of the definition of loan in regulation 2(1)”.
ANGELA CONSTANCE
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
26th May 2015