1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support etc.) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 26th November 2020.
(3) The following provisions apply in relation to the provision of support to a student in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1st August 2021, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after that date—
(a)regulations 18 to 24 (amendments relating to ordinary residence requirements);
(b)regulation 25 (amendments relating to disabled students’ allowance);
(c)regulation 29 (amendment of payment rates under the 2011 Regulations).
(4) The following provisions apply in relation to the provision of support to a student in relation to a course which begins on or after 1st August 2021, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after that date—
(a)regulations 11 to 17 (amendments relating to persons granted indefinite leave as bereaved partners);
(b)regulation 30 (amendment of amount of Master’s degree loan);
(c)regulation 31 (amendment of amount of Doctoral degree loan).
(5) In paragraph (3), 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.