The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

PART 1

Introductory

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 14th August 2024.

(3) The following provisions of these Regulations apply only in relation to the provision of support, and to fees and awards applicable, in relation to a new academic year, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after 1st August 2024—

(a) regulations 3 to 6 (victims of domestic violence or domestic abuse);

(b) regulations 9 to 12 (children of persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse or as a bereaved partner);

(c) regulations 13 to 15 (students settled in the United Kingdom);

(d) regulations 16 to 20 (termination of eligible student status);

(e) regulation 21 (eligibility for home fee status in certain circumstances where leave to remain expired);

(f) regulation 22 and 23 (amendments relating to the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme).

(4) In this regulation—

“academic year” is the period of twelve months beginning with 1st January, 1st April, 1st July or 1st September of the calendar year in which the academic year of the course in question begins, according to whether the academic year of the course in question begins—

(a)

on or after 1st January and before 1st April,

(b)

on or after 1st April and before 1st July,

(c)

on or after 1st July and before 1st August, or

(d)

on or after 1st August and on or before 31st December;

“new academic year” means an academic year which begins on or after 1st August 2024.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

(a) “the 2009 Regulations” means the Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009(1).

(b) “the 2007 Regulations” means The Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007(2).

(1)

S.R. 2009 No. 373, amended by S.R.s 2010 No. 383, 2012 Nos. 62 and 398, 2013 Nos. 128 and 223, 2014 Nos. 97 and 309, 2016 No. 21, 2017 Nos. 7 and 43, 2018 No. 35, 2019 Nos.35 and 102, 2020 No. 79, 2021 Nos. 50, 85 and 260, 2022 No 75 and 201 and 263 and 2024 No. 19.

(2)

S.R. 2007 No. 328 was amended by Order 2011/1043. S.R.s 2007 No. 375, 2011 Nos. 70 and 376, 2013 No. 37, 2019 No. 35, 2020 No. 79, 2021 Nos. 50, 85 and 260, 2022 No 75 and 201 and 263 and 2024 No. 19.