9.—(1) Every applicant and every eligible student shall as soon as reasonably practicable after he is requested to do so provide the Secretary of State with such information as the Secretary of State considers necessary for the exercise of his functions under these Regulations.
(2) Every applicant and every eligible student shall forthwith inform the Secretary of State if any of the following occurs, and provide him with particulars–
(a)he withdraws from, abandons or is expelled from his course;
(b)he transfers to another course, at the same or a different institution, whether or not the new course is a designated course;
(c)he ceases to attend his course and does not intend to or is not permitted to return for the remainder of the academic year;
(d)he is absent from his course for more than 60 days due to illness, or is absent from his course for any period for any other reason;
(e)the month for the start or completion of the course changes;
(f)his home or term time address or telephone number changes.
(3) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that an eligible student has wilfully failed to comply with any requirement to provide information or has provided information which the student knows to be false in a material particular or has recklessly provided information which is false in a material particular he may determine that the student shall–
(a)no longer be eligible for any support, or
(b)not be eligible for any particular support or particular amount of support as he considers appropriate in the circumstances.