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

3.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) for the definition of “current system student”, substitute—

““current system student” means an eligible student—

(a)

who is not an old system student; and

(b)

who—

(i)

began the current course on or after 1st September 2006 and continued on that course after 31st August 2010;

(ii)

began the current course on or after 1st September 2010; or

(iii)

where the current course is at a relevant institution of higher education in the Republic of Ireland, begins the course on or after 1st September 2013”;

(b) in the definition of “fees” after “college fees” insert “and student contribution charge”;

(c) in the definition of “fee support” for “or a fee loan” substitute “, a fee loan or a relevant institution charge loan”;

(d) in the definition of “old system student” in sub-paragraph (d), after “on or after 1st September 2006” insert “but before 1st September 2013”;

(e) after the definition of “refugee” insert—

““relevant institution charge loan” means a loan for student contribution charge pursuant to regulations made by the Department under Article 3 of the Order;”;

(f) after the definition of “statutory award” insert—

““student contribution charge” means the charge payable by students at a relevant institution of higher education in the Republic of Ireland;”.