36.—(1) An eligible student may not receive a tuition fee loan or maintenance loan under these Regulations unless the student enters into a contract for the loan with the Welsh Ministers.
(2) The contract—
(a)must be in such form and on such terms, and
(b)may be required to be signed in such manner (including electronically),
as the Welsh Ministers specify.
(3) The contract may require the eligible student to repay a loan by a particular method.
(4) Where the Welsh Ministers have requested the student's agreement as to the method of repayment, they may withhold any payment of a maintenance loan until the student provides what has been requested.