The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
PART 1
Introductory
1Citation, commencement and application
2Interpretation
PART 2
CHAPTER 1Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
3Amendment to the 2005 Regulations
4In regulation 4 (prescribed basic and higher amounts for specified...
CHAPTER 2Amendment to Disabled Students’ Allowance
5Amendment to the 2009 Regulations
6In regulation 118(conversion of status – eligible distance learning students...
7In regulation 135 (conversion of status)— (a) omit paragraph (3)(b);...
CHAPTER 3Amendments to Master’s, etc. Courses in the Republic of Ireland
8Amendments to the 2009 Regulations
9In regulation 152 (designated Master’s, etc. courses) —
CHAPTER 4Omission of Qualifying Course and Student References
10Amendments to the 2009 Regulations
11In regulation 5(eligible students) — (a) in paragraph (11)—
12In regulation 57(4) (qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant) for...
13In regulation 97 (provision of United Kingdom national insurance number)—...
14In regulation 98 (information requirements)— (a) in paragraph (1), for...
15In regulation 105(eligible distance learning students) (a) in paragraph (11C)...
CHAPTER 5Delivery of Provision
16Amendments to the 2009 Regulations
17In regulation 109 (4A) (support for distance learning courses) after...
18In regulation141(1)(d) (designated postgraduate courses) after sub-paragraph (d) insert—
CHAPTER 6Amendments Relating to Immigration Rules
19Amendments to the 2009 Regulations
20In Schedule 2 Part 2 (categories)— (a) in paragraph (3)(2)...
21Amendments to the 2007 Regulations
CHAPTER 7Amendments Relating to Family Members of Persons Granted Leave under one of the Afghan Schemes or one of the Ukraine Schemes
22Amendments to the 2009 Regulations
23In regulation 2A(3) (as inserted by regulation 36 of these...
24In regulation 5 (eligible students) (as amended by regulation 11...
25In regulation 105 (Eligible distance learning students) (as amended by...
26In regulation 122 (Eligible part-time students)— (a) in paragraph (10E)(a),...
27In regulation 139 (Eligible postgraduate students)— (a) in paragraph (12E)(a),...
28In regulation 149 (Eligible Master’s, etc. students)—
29In Part 2 of Schedule 2 (eligible students: categories)—
30Amendments to the 2007 Regulations
CHAPTER 8Amendments relating to the ordinary residence requirements
31Amendments to the 2009 Regulations
32In Part 2 of Schedule 2 (eligible students: categories) (...
33Amendments to the 2007 Regulations
34In Part 2 of the Schedule (qualifying persons: categories) (as...
CHAPTER 9Amendments relating to students becoming eligible for student support in the course of an academic year
35Amendments to the 2009 Regulations
36After regulation 2 insert— Meaning of “in-year qualifying event”, “protected...
37In regulation 10(2)(a) (time limits), for “one of the events...
38For regulation 17 (students becoming eligible during the course of...
39Omit regulation 18 (events).
40In regulation 39(general qualifying conditions for grants for living and...
41In regulation 42 (amount of disabled students’ allowance), for paragraph...
42In regulation 46 (childcare grant), for paragraph (11) substitute—
43In regulation 48(8)(d) (calculations) for “an event referred to in...
44For regulation 50A substitute— Quarters in respect of which grant...
45In regulation 57 (qualifying conditions for maintenance grants) (as amended...
46In regulation 59 (qualifying conditions for special support grant), for...
47In regulation 74 (students becoming eligible in the course of...
48For regulation 106 (students becoming eligible during the course of...
49In Regulation 112 (disabled distance learning students’ allowance), in paragraph...
50In Regulation 113 (6)(a) (applications for support), for “one of...
51For regulation 123 (students becoming eligible during the course of...
52In Regulation 130 (disabled part-time students’ allowance), in paragraph (7)...
53In Regulation 131 (applications for support), in sub-paragraph (6)(a) omit...
54In regulation 140 (students becoming eligible in the course of...
55In Regulation 146 (amount of grant), in sub-paragraph (5) omit...
56For regulation 150 (students becoming eligible during the course of...
57Omit regulation 151 (events).
58In Regulation 159 (time limits) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “one...
59Amendments to the 2007 Regulations
CHAPTER 10Amendments to Family Members of Settled Persons
60Amendments to the 2009 Regulations
61Amendments to the 2007 Regulations
CHAPTER 11Amendments to Relevant Institutions
62Amendments to the 2009 Regulations
63Omit Schedule 6 to the 2009 Regulations (Relevant Institutions of...
64Amendments to the 2007 Regulations
CHAPTER 12Miscellaneous
65Amendments to the 2009 Regulations
66In Regulation 39 (General qualifying conditions for grants for living...
67In Regulation 40(1) (Students who are treated as in attendance)—...
68In Regulation 57 (as amended by regulations 12 and 45...
69In Regulation 149(8) (Eligible Master’s, etc. Students) for “and (12)”...
70In paragraph 4A to Schedule 2 add the heading —...
71Amendments to the 2007 Regulations
CHAPTER 13Amendments to Loan Amounts
72Amendments to the 2009 Regulations
CHAPTER 14Savings
73Savings: the 2009 Regulations
74This regulation applies where an existing SSR Afghan scheme student...
75For the purposes of determining whether S’s status as a...
76In this regulation— designated course”, “designated part-time course”, “designated postgraduate...
SCHEDULE

2024 No. 19

Education

The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

Made

Coming into operation-

The Department for the Economy1 in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 3 and 8(4) of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 19982 and Articles 4(8) and 14(4) of the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 20053 makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with Article 4(11)(a)(i) and (b)(i) of the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 the Department is satisfied that the increases to the basic and higher amounts are no greater than are required to maintain the value of those amounts in real terms.