The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2007

Interpretation

109.  In this Part—

(a) “attendance confirmation” means—

(i) confirmation from the institution that the student has enrolled for the academic year where—

(aa) the student is applying for support in connection with a designated course for the first time;

(bb) the student has a disability; and

(cc) the student is undertaking the course but not attending (regardless of whether the reason for not attending relates to his disability);

(ii) confirmation from the institution that the student has presented himself at the institution and begun to attend the course where—

(aa) the student is applying for support in connection with a designated course for the first time;

(bb) the student has not had his status as an eligible student transferred to the course from another designated course at the same institution; and

(cc) sub-paragraph (i)(cc) does not apply;

(iii) confirmation from the institution that the student has enrolled for the academic year where—

(aa) the student is applying for support in connection with a designated course other than for the first time; or

(bb) the student is applying for support in connection with a designated course for the first time after having his status as an eligible student transferred to that course from another course at the same institution;

(b) “payment period” means a period in respect of which the Secretary of State pays the relevant support under Part 5 or Part 6 or would have paid such support if the eligible student’s period of eligibility had not terminated.