Amendments relating to funding when a module of study, or a similar unit of work, forming part of a master’s degree is repeated

15.—(1) The Education (Postgraduate Master’s Degree Loans) Regulations 2016 are amended as follows.

(2) For regulation 13(5) (payment of postgraduate master’s degree loans: duty on academic authority to inform the Secretary of State if student withdraws from course) substitute—

“(5) The academic authority must forthwith inform the Secretary of State and provide the Secretary of State with particulars if—

(a) the student withdraws, is suspended or is expelled from their course, or is otherwise absent; or

(b) the student is required to repeat a module or a similar unit of work.”.

(3) In regulation 15 (absence from course)—

(a) in the heading, after “from” insert “, or repetition of parts of,”;

(b) for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (6), if the Secretary of State receives a notice under regulation 13(5)(a) or (b) or paragraph (2)(a) to (c) of Schedule 2 of an eligible student’s—

(a) lack of attendance on the designated course; or

(b) need to repeat a module or similar unit of work,

the Secretary of State may not make any further payment of the postgraduate master’s degree loan.”.

(4) in paragraph (2)—

(a) for “student’s lack of attendance” substitute “Secretary of State receiving a notice referred to in paragraph (1)”;

(b) omit “during the student’s absence”.

(5) after paragraph (4) insert—

“(5) The academic authority must inform the Secretary of State if the eligible student—

(a) completes the module or unit of work; or

(b) is no longer required to complete the module or unit of work.

(6) After considering the information given under paragraph (5), the Secretary of State must recommence further payments of the postgraduate master’s degree loan under regulation 13.”.