4.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 2009 Regulations are revoked on 1st September 2010.
(2) Paragraph (3) of regulation 4 of the 2009 Regulations continues to apply.
(3) The 2009 Regulations continue to apply to the provision of support to students in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1st September 2009 but before 1st September 2010.
(4) Despite any other provision in these Regulations where a person—
(a)attends a course in respect of which a transitional award was made to that person; or
(b)had received no award under the 1986 Order in respect of the course but a transitional award would have been made had the person applied for an award under the 1986 Order and the person’s resources had not exceeded the person’s requirements,
the person is an old system student for the purposes of Parts 4 and 5 in connection with the course, or in connection with any subsequent course to which the award (either made or which would have been made under the 1986 Order) would have been transferred if transitional awards provided for payments after the first year of a course, but unless paragraph (5) applies the person qualifies for support by way of loan for living costs under Part 6 only if the person is an eligible student under these Regulations and if the person satisfies the qualifying conditions for an old system student in Part 6.
(5) Despite any other provision in these Regulations, where any person received or was eligible to receive a loan in relation to an academic year of a course under the 1998 Regulations the person is an old system student for the purposes of Part 6 in connection with the course, or any subsequent designated course which (disregarding any intervening vacation) the person begins immediately after ceasing that course, but unless paragraph (4) applies the person qualifies for fee support under Chapters 4 and 5 of Part 4 and grants for living and other costs under Part 5 only if the person is an eligible student under these Regulations and if the person satisfies the relevant qualifying conditions for an old system student in Parts 4 and 5.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 4 in operation at 17.12.2009, see reg. 1(1)