Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in England, Northern Ireland or Scotland
105.—(1) The Welsh Ministers may pay support under this Part to assist with fees to an eligible part-time student in connection with the eligible part-time student’s attendance on a designated part-time course in England, Northern Ireland or Scotland.
(2) The support paid under paragraph (1) must not exceed the lesser of—
(a)the maximum amount of support that would have been payable to the eligible part-time student under regulation 92(1)(a) had the eligible part-time student been undertaking the course in Wales; and
(b)the maximum amount of support to assist with fees that in the opinion of the Welsh Ministers would have been payable to the eligible part-time student according to whether the eligible part-time student attends the designated part-time course in England, Northern Ireland or Scotland—
(i)pursuant to regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 22 of the 1998 Act had the eligible part-time student been ordinarily resident in England and undertaking the part-time course in England;
(ii)pursuant to regulations made under Articles 3 and 8(4) of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 had the eligible part-time student been ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland and undertaking the part-time course in Northern Ireland; or
(iii)from funds of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council(1) had the eligible part-time student been ordinarily resident in Scotland and undertaking the part-time course in Scotland.
This body was established under section 1 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6).