The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009

Timing of Repayment: teachers and eligible teachers

16.—(1) Where a borrower is an eligible teacher in full-time employment the Authority must not issue a notice under regulation 15(3)(a) to (d).

(2) Regulation 15(3) applies, however, if a borrower—

(a) ceases to be eligible for a reduction under the Teachers’ Regulations; or

(b) a borrower who is an eligible teacher in full-time eligible employment changes to part-time eligible employment.

(3) A borrower—

(a) whose student loan was made in connection with undertaking a course for the initial training of teachers, other than a course leading to a first degree; and

(b) who has notified the Authority in writing of a desire not to repay that student loan during any period in which the borrower is also required to repay a loan made under the Education (Student Loans) Act 1990(1) or the Education (Student Loans) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990(2),

is not be required to repay any part of the student loan during any such period.

(4) A borrower who is an eligible teacher in full-time eligible employment is not required to repay any part of a student loan during the period in which the borrower remains eligible under regulation 3(1) of the Teachers’ Regulations.

(5) A borrower who is an eligible teacher in part-time employment is not required to repay the proportion of any part of a student loan for which the borrower is eligible for a reduction under the Teachers’ Regulations during the period in which the borrower remains eligible under regulation 3(1) of the Teachers Regulations.

(6) Where under paragraph (1) the Authority is not required to give notices under regulation 15(3), a borrower may be required by the Authority to repay the student loan in such manner and over such period as in all the circumstances seems appropriate.

(1)

1990 c.6 as amended by the Education (Student Loans) Act 1998 (c.1). The 1990 Act was repealed with savings by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30) section 44(2) and Schedule 4. To the extent it continues in force by virtue of those savings, it was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) section 151 and Schedule 10, part 4.

(2)

SI 1990/1506 (NI. 11).