General
13.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the general rule is that an eligible student who is attending a designated course provided by the Institute qualifies in connection with an academic year for—
(a)grants for living and other costs in accordance with Chapter 1; and
(b)supplementary grants in accordance with Chapter 2.
(2) If the academic year in respect of which the eligible student has applied for support is a year of repeat study the Welsh Ministers may determine that—
(a)the student does not qualify for a particular type or amount of support in respect of the year of repeat study; or
(b)the student does not qualify for any support in respect of the year of repeat study.
(3) In determining whether an eligible student should not qualify for some or any support in accordance with paragraph (2) the Welsh Ministers must have regard to the circumstances of the case and in particular the reasons for which the student has been required to repeat an academic year.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation, “year of repeat study” (“blwyddyn o ailadrodd astudiaethau”) means an academic year which the student has previously attended but is required by the Institute to attend again.