The Education (Student Support) (No.2) (Amendment) and Education (Student Loan) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 No. 7

Amendment of the Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

14.  In regulation 114(3) (Declarations provided by academic authorities)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “support”, substitute “assistance under regulation 109(1)(a) or (b)”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b)—

(i) for “in any other case”, substitute “where the applicant is applying for assistance under regulation 109(1)(a) or (b), other than for the first time”; and

(ii) substitute the full stop with a semi-colon; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (b), add—

“(c) where the applicant is applying for a distance learning fee loan in connection with any academic year of the designated distance learning course, a statement that—

(i) provides the course information; and

(ii) confirms that the applicant has undertaken at least two weeks of the designated distance learning course.”.