The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009

Costs and expenses

25.—(1) Where the Authority incurs reasonable costs or expenses in taking steps to—

(a) serve an Information Notice on a borrower under regulation 23(1);

(b) obtain the information requested in an Information Notice served under regulation 23(1); or,

(c) serve a Penalty Notice on a borrower under regulation 24(5).

the Authority may require the reimbursement of those costs or expenses by the borrower.

(2) Where the Authority incurs such costs or expenses as are referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (c) in respect of a transferred loan, the Authority is entitled to recover such costs and expenses as are incurred on behalf of the loan purchaser.

(3) The Authority may add any costs or expenses incurred under this regulation to the borrower’s loan account and they will form part of the principal of the student loan from the date on which they are added.

(4) In respect of any transferred loan, any sum added to the borrower’s loan account in accordance with paragraph (3) is owed to the loan purchaser.