PART 4FINANCIAL SUPPORT
General16.
(1)
Subject to paragraph (2), an eligible student who is attending a designated course qualifies in connection with an academic year of that course for—
(a)
grants for living and other costs in accordance with Chapter 1; and
(b)
supplementary grants in accordance with Chapter 2.
(2)
If the academic year in respect of which the eligible student has applied for support is a year of repeat study the Secretary of State may determine that—
(a)
the student does not qualify for a particular type or amount of support in respect of the year of repeat study; or
(b)
the student does not qualify for any support in respect of that year of repeat study.
(3)
In determining whether an eligible student should not qualify for some or any additional support in accordance with paragraph (2) the Secretary of State shall have regard to the circumstances of the case and in particular the reasons for which the student has been required to repeat the academic year.
(4)
For the purposes of this regulation, “year of repeat study” means an academic year or part of an academic year which the student has previously attended but is required by the Institute to attend again.