The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021

Citation, commencement, application and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 23rd December 2021.

(2) The following regulations apply in relation to the provision of support to a student in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1st August 2022, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on, or after that date—

(a) regulation 3 (qualifying conditions for the special support grant);

(b) regulation 4 (omission of references to 2008 cohort students);

(c) regulation 18 and the Schedule (update of amounts specified in the Regulations).

(3) The following regulations apply in relation to the provision of support to a student in relation to a course which begins on or after 1st August 2022 (the “current course”), whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on, or after that date—

(a) regulation 5 (removal of eligibility for UK dual degree programmes);

(b) regulations 7 and 50 (courses for initial training of teachers);

(c) regulations 9, 20, 27, 34, 42, 51 and 58 (Afghan locally employed staff);

(d) regulations 11, 29, 36, 45 and 61 (eligibility of students from British overseas territories);

(e) regulations 12, 23, 28, 35, 44 and 60 (ending of grace period);

(f) regulations 14, 24, 30, 37, 46, 54 and 62 (family members);

(g) regulations 21 and 52 (persons resident in Gibraltar);

(h) regulation 22 (students from British overseas territories: fees and awards);

(i) regulations 48, 64 and 65 (amounts of loan);

(j) regulation 53 (students from British overseas territories: qualifying persons).

(4) In paragraph (2), an “academic year” is the period of twelve months beginning with 1st January, 1st April, 1st July or 1st September of the calendar year in which the academic year of the course in question begins, according to whether the academic year of the course in question begins—

(a) on or after 1st January and before 1st April;

(b) on or after 1st April and before 1st July;

(c) on or after 1st July and before 1st August; or

(d) on or after 1st August and on or before 31st December.