The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018

Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018

17.  In Schedule 4—

(a) in paragraph 2(2), for “recognised educational institution”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “publicly funded institution”;

(b) after paragraph 12 insert—

“Persons who cease to have stateless leave

12A.— (1) This paragraph applies where—

(a) a person (“P”) was a category 2A eligible postgraduate student (see Schedule 2) in connection with an application for a disabled postgraduate student’s grant—

(i) for an earlier year of the present postgraduate course, or

(ii) in connection with a course from which P’s status as an eligible postgraduate student has been transferred to the present postgraduate course under paragraph 15, and

(b) as at the end of the day before the first day of the academic year in respect of which P is applying for a disabled postgraduate student’s grant, the period for which—

(i) P, or

(ii) the person who, as a result of being a person granted stateless leave, caused P to be a Category 2A eligible postgraduate student,

is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted and no application for administrative review in accordance with the immigration rules(1) is pending.

(2) Where this paragraph applies, P’s status as an eligible postgraduate student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which P is applying for a disabled postgraduate student‘s grant.”;

(c) in paragraph 14, sub-paragraph (3)(b)(i), after “is recognised as a refugee or” insert “becomes a person granted stateless leave or”; and

(d) in paragraph 14, sub-paragraph (4), in the appropriate place insert—

““person granted stateless leave” (“person y rhoddwyd caniatâd iddo aros fel person diwladwriaeth”);”.

(1)

See Appendix AR :administrative review.