The Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

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

5.  In regulation 20—

(a) in paragraph (3)(a), for “a bursary year or an Erasmus year”, substitute—

“—

(i) a bursary year;

(ii) an Erasmus year of a course provided by an institution in Northern Ireland or Scotland; or

(iii) an Erasmus year of a course provided by an institution in England or Wales where the course began before 1st September 2012;”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(b) for the words “the Business Education Initiative” substitute “Study USA”;

(c) for paragraph (8), substitute—

“(8) In addition to the standard entitlement, a current system student who falls within regulation 23 and has failed to complete the most recent previous course because of compelling personal reasons qualifies for a fee loan in respect of the first academic year that the student takes of the designated course that is not—

(a) a bursary year;

(b) an Erasmus year of a course provided by an institution in Northern Ireland or Scotland; or

(c) an Erasmus year of a course provided by an institution in England or Wales where the course began before 1st September 2012;”;

(d) in paragraph (9), for “a bursary year or an Erasmus year” substitute—

“—

(a) a bursary year;

(b) an Erasmus year of a course provided by an institution in Northern Ireland or Scotland; or

(c) an Erasmus year of a course provided by an institution in England or Wales where the course began before 1st September 2012;”

(e) after paragraph (13) add—

“(14) The amount of the relevant institution charge loan in respect of an academic year is determined in accordance with regulation 25A and may be nil.”