4. In regulation 16 (maximum period of eligibility – tuition fee loans and grants for certain continuing students)—
(a)for paragraph (1)(b)(i) substitute—
“(i)who has completed a relevant course (the “preliminary course”),”;
(b)in paragraph (1)(c)(i), after “full-time foundation degree course” insert “or ordinary degree course”;
(c)in paragraph (2)—
(i)for “, a disabled student’s grant” substitute “or”;
(ii)omit “or a grant for dependants”; and
(d)after paragraph (3) insert—
“(4) In paragraph (1)(b)(i), “relevant course” means a full-time course for the—
(a)Diploma of Higher Education,
(b)Certificate of Higher Education, or
(c)Higher National Diploma or Higher National Certificate of either the Business and Technology Education Council or the Scottish Qualification Authority.”