EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for financial support towards tuition fees to institutions of further education for students who are domiciled in a part of the United Kingdom other than Northern Ireland, in the European Community, or the European Economic Area, but are studying at Colleges of Further Education in Northern Ireland, in respect of the academic year beginning on or after 1st September 2008 and ending on 31st August 2009.
Regulation 4 and the Schedule describe eligible students.
Regulation 5 describes a designated course.
Regulation 6 provides that an institution is required to send to the Department, such documentation as the Department may require in respect of an eligible student on a designated course.
Regulation 7 provides for the payment of financial support to the institutions in respect of eligible students who are on designated courses. The amount of such support is to be such as the Department considers appropriate and payments may be made by instalments.
Regulation 8 revokes the Further Education (Student Support) (Cross-Border Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007.