Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 20114

In regulation 2 (Interpretation)—

a

in paragraph (1)—

i

in the definition of “2008 cohort student”—

aa

in sub-paragraph (i), insert “or” after “2008;”;

bb

omit sub-paragraph (ii);

ii

in the definition of “2009 cohort student”—

aa

in sub-paragraph (i), insert “or” after “previous course;”;

bb

omit sub-paragraph (ii);

iii

for the definition of “2012 cohort student”, substitute—

  • “2012 cohort student” means a current system student who—

    1. a

      begins the current course on or after 1st September 2012 and before 1st August 2016 and is not a 2008, 2009 or 2016 cohort student;

    2. b

      transfers to the current course pursuant to regulation 7 on or after 1st August 2016 from a course that—

      1. i

        is not a distance learning course; and

      2. ii

        begins on or after 1st September 2012 and before 1st August 2016; or

    3. c

      begins an end-on course on or after 1st August 2016 immediately after ceasing to attend a course that begins on or after 1st September 2012 and before 1st August 2016;

iv

after the definition of “2012 cohort student”, insert—

  • “2016 cohort student” means a current system student who—

    1. a

      begins the current course on or after 1st August 2016;

    2. b

      is not a 2008, 2009 or 2012 cohort student;

    3. c

      has not transferred to the current course pursuant to regulation 7 from a course that—

      1. i

        is not a distance learning course; and

      2. ii

        began before 1st August 2016; and

    4. d

      is not beginning an end-on course on or after 1st August 2016;

v

omit the definition of “college fee loan”;

vi

in the definition of “end-on course”—

aa

in sub-paragraph (e), after “beginning on or after 1st September 2012” insert “, but before 1st August 2016”;

bb

after sub-paragraph (g), insert—

h

a full-time honours degree course beginning on or after 1st August 2016 which, disregarding any intervening vacation, a student begins to attend immediately after ceasing to attend a full-time course mentioned in paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 2 that is not a distance learning course or a full-time foundation or ordinary degree course that is not a distance learning course, which started before 1st August 2016, having achieved a qualification;

vii

in the definition of “fees”, omit “except in references to college fees”;

viii

omit the definition of “flexible postgraduate course for the initial training of teachers”;

ix

omit the definition of “old flexible postgraduate course for the initial training of teachers”;

x

in the definition of “Scottish healthcare allowance”, after “means any allowance” insert “(including a young students’ bursary or an independent students’ bursary)”;

xi

omit the definitions of “type 1 teacher training student”, “type 2 teacher training student” and “type 3 teacher training student”;

b

in paragraph (3) omit “Subject to paragraph (4),”;

c

omit paragraph (4).