The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) Regulations 2006

Period of eligibility

52.—(1) An eligible part-time student retains his or her status as an eligible part-time student for the duration of the period of eligibility.

(2) Subject to the following paragraphs, the “period of eligibility” (“cyfnod cymhwystra”) in paragraph (1) runs until the end of the academic year in which the eligible part-time student completes his or her designated part-time course.

(3) The National Assembly may, at any time, renew or extend the period of eligibility for such further period as it determines.

(4) The period of eligibility terminates when the eligible part-time student—

(a) withdraws from his or her designated part-time course in circumstances where the National Assembly has not transferred or converted or will not transfer or convert his or her status under regulation 57 or 58; or

(b) abandons or is expelled from his or her designated part-time course.

(5) The National Assembly may terminate the period of eligibility where the eligible part-time student has shown himself or herself by his or her conduct to be unfitted to receive support.

(6) If the National Assembly is satisfied that an eligible part-time student has failed to comply with any requirement to provide information under this Part or has provided information which is inaccurate in a material particular, the National Assembly may take such of the following actions as it considers appropriate in the circumstances—

(a) terminate the period of eligibility;

(b) determine that the student no longer qualifies for any particular support or particular amount of support;

(c) treat any support paid to the student as an overpayment which may be recovered under regulation 61.