Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year
5. Where one of the events listed in paragraph 6 occurs in the course of an academic year—
(a)a student may qualify for a college fee loan in accordance with this Schedule in respect of that academic year provided that the relevant event occurred within the first three months of the academic year; and
(b)a college fee loan is not available in respect of any academic year beginning before the academic year in which the relevant event occurred.