The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) Regulations 2008

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

   1. Chapter 1 GRANTS AND LOANS FOR FEES

      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 grants 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 grants

   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— 41. Maximum amount of loans for new system eligible students with full entitlement

   4. 42. Students with reduced entitlement

   5. 43. Students residing with parents

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

   7. 45. Students falling into more than one category

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

   9. 47. Increases in maximum amount

   10. 48. Deductions from loans for living costs

   11. 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. College fee loans

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 and loans for living costs

    3. 57. Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number

    4. 58. Information requirements

    5. 59. Payment of loans for living costs

    6. 60. Overpayments

    7. 61. Interpretation

12. PART 11 SUPPORT FOR FULL -TIME DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES

    1. 62. Eligible distance learning students

    2. 63. Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year

    3. 64. Designated distance learning courses

    4. 65. Period of eligibility

    5. 66. Support for distance learning courses

    6. 67. Amount of support

    7. 68. Interpretation of regulation 67

    8. 69. Grant for disabled distance learning students' living costs

    9. 70. Applications for support

    10. 71. Declarations provided by academic authorities

    11. 72. Information

    12. 73. Transfer of status

    13. 74. Conversion of status-eligible students transferring to designated distance learning courses

    14. 75. Conversion of status-eligible students transferring to designated courses

    15. 76. Payment of grant for fees

    16. 77. Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and grant for disabled distance learning students' living costs

    17. 78. Overpayments

13. PART 12 SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES

    1. 79. Eligible part-time students

    2. 80. Designated part-time courses

    3. 81. Period of eligibility

    4. 82. Support for part-time courses

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

    6. 84. Applications for support

    7. 85. Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in England, Northern Ireland or Scotland

    8. 86. Information and other matters

    9. 87. Transfer of status

    10. 88. Conversion of status

    11. 89. Payment of support to eligible part-time students

    12. 90. Payment of grants for fees

    13. 91. Overpayments

14. PART 13 SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

    1. 92. Eligible postgraduate students

    2. 93. Designated postgraduate courses

    3. 94. Period of eligibility

    4. 95. Transfer of status

    5. 96. Applications for support

    6. 97. Information

    7. 98. Amount of grants

    8. 99. Payment of grants

    9. 100. Overpayments

15. Signature

16. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

       1. PART 1 ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

       2. PART 2 CATEGORIES

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       DESIGNATED COURSES

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       INFORMATION

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       COLLEGE FEE LOANS

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT

17. Explanatory Note