The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) Regulations 2007

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 GENERAL

   1. 1. Title, commencement and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Revocation, savings and transitional provisions

3. PART 2 ELIGIBILITY

   1. 4. Eligible students

   2. 5. Designated courses

   3. 6. Period of eligibility

   4. 7. Previous study

   5. 8. Transfer of status

4. PART 3 APPLYING FOR SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION

   1. 9. Applications for support

   2. 10. Time limits

   3. 11. Information

5. PART 4 GRANTS AND LOANS FOR FEES

   1. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISION

      1. 12. Fee Support Generally

      2. 13. Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year

      3. 14. Events

   2. CHAPTER 2 GRANTS FOR FEES

      1. 15. Grants for fees: Qualifying conditions for old system eligible students

      2. 16. Amount of grants for fees at a publicly funded institution and at a private institution on behalf of a publicly funded institution: old system eligible students

      3. 17. Amount of the grant for fees at a private institution: Old system eligible students

      4. 18. New fee grant

   3. CHAPTER 3 LOANS FOR FEES

      1. 19. General qualifying conditions for loans for fees

      2. 20. Fee contribution loans (for old system eligible students)

      3. 21. Fee loans: New system eligible students not qualifying for new fee grant

      4. 22. Fee loans: Students qualifying for new fee grant

6. PART 5 GRANTS FOR LIVING COSTS

   1. 23. General qualifying conditions for grants for living costs

   2. 24. Grants for disabled students' living costs

   3. 25. Grants for dependants — general

   4. 26. Grants for dependants — adult dependants' grant

   5. 27. Grants for dependants — childcare grant

   6. 28. Grants for dependants — parents' learning allowance

   7. 29. Grants for dependants — calculations

   8. 30. Grants for dependants — interpretation

   9. 31. Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel

   10. 32. Amount of the grant for travel

   11. 33. Deductions from the grant for travel

   12. 34. Interpretation

   13. 35. Higher education grants

   14. 36. Maintenance grant

   15. 37. Special Support Grant

7. PART 6 LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS

   1. 38. Qualifying conditions for loans for living costs

   2. 39. Maximum amount of loans for old system eligible students with full entitlement

   3. 40. Maximum amount of loans for new system eligible students with full entitlement

   4. 41. (1) This regulation applies to a type 1 and type...

   5. 42. Students with reduced entitlement

   6. 43. Students residing with parents

   7. 44. Loans for living costs payable in respect of three quarters of the academic year

   8. 45. Students falling into more than one category

   9. 46. Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year

   10. 47. Increases in maximum amount

   11. 48. Deductions from loans for living costs

   12. 49. Interpretation of Part 6

8. PART 7 GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS

   1. 50. Additional amount of loans

   2. 51. Interest

9. PART 8 COLLEGE FEE LOANS

   1. 52. A college fee loan is available to an eligible student...

10. PART 9 FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT

    1. 53. Calculation of contribution

    2. 54. Application of contribution

11. PART 10 PAYMENTS

    1. 55. Payment of grants or loans for fees

    2. 56. Payment of grants for living costs

    3. 57. Payment of Loans — conditions of entitlement to payment

    4. 58. Information requirements

    5. 59. Payment of loans for living and other costs

    6. 60. Overpayments

    7. 61. Payments — interpretation

12. PART 11 SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES

    1. 62. Eligible part-time students

    2. 63. Designated part-time courses

    3. 64. Period of eligibility

    4. 65. Support for part-time courses

    5. 66. Grants for disabled part-time students' living costs

    6. 67. Applications for support

    7. 68. Information and other matters

    8. 69. Transfer of status

    9. 70. Conversion of status

    10. 71. Payment of support to eligible part-time students

    11. 72. Payment of grants for fees

    12. 73. Overpayments

13. PART 12 SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

    1. 74. Eligible postgraduate students

    2. 75. Designated postgraduate courses

    3. 76. Period of eligibility

    4. 77. Transfer of status

    5. 78. Applications for support

    6. 79. Information

    7. 80. Amount of grants

    8. 81. Payment of grants

    9. 82. Overpayments

14. Signature

15. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Eligible Students

       1. PART 1

          1. 1. Interpretation

       2. PART 2 Categories

          1. 2. Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom

          2. 3. A person who — (a) is settled in the United...

          3. 4. Refugees and their family members

          4. 5. Persons with leave to enter or remain and their family members

          5. 6. Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members

          6. 7. A person who— (a) is ordinarily resident in Wales on...

          7. 8. Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere

          8. 9. EC nationals

          9. 10. (1) A person who— (a) is an EC national other...

          10. 11. Children of Swiss nationals

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       DESIGNATED COURSES

       1. 1. A first degree course.

       2. 2. A course for the Diploma of Higher Education.

       3. 3. A course for the Higher National Diploma or Higher National...

       4. 4. A course for the certificate of Higher Education

       5. 5. A course for the initial training of teachers.

       6. 6. A course for the further training of youth and community...

       7. 7. A course in preparation for a professional examination of a...

       8. 8. A course providing education (whether or not in preparation for...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       INFORMATION

       1. 1. Every applicant, eligible student, eligible part-time student and eligible postgraduate...

       2. 2. Every applicant, eligible student, eligible part-time student and eligible postgraduate...

       3. 3. Information provided to the National Assembly under these Regulations must...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       COLLEGE FEE LOANS

       1. 1. Availability of college fee loans

       2. 2. A person qualifies for a college fee loan if he...

       3. 3. An eligible student who falls within paragraph 9 of Part...

       4. 4. Where one of the events listed in paragraph 5 occurs...

       5. 5. The events are— (a) the student, his or her spouse,...

       6. 6. A college fee loan is available in respect of each...

       7. 7. Where a qualifying student is allowed to study the content...

       8. 8. In this Schedule “standard academic year” (“blwyddyn academaidd safonol”) means...

       9. 9. Amount of the college fee loan

       10. 10. Transfers

       11. 11. Payment

       12. 12. Overpayment

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT

       1. 1. Definitions

       2. 2. Independent eligible student

       3. 3. Household income

       4. 4. Calculation of eligible student’s residual income

       5. 5. Calculation of parent’s residual income

       6. 6. Calculation of eligible student’s partner’s residual income

       7. 7. Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income

       8. 8. Calculation of contribution — old system eligible students

       9. 9. Calculation of contribution — new system eligible students

       10. 10. Split contributions — eligible students who are not independent

       11. 11. Split contributions — independent eligible students

16. Explanatory Note