[F1Payment of loans for feesE+W
155.—(1) The Secretary of State must pay the fee loan for which an eligible part-time student qualifies to an institution to which the student is liable to make payment.
(2) The Secretary of State may pay the fee loan in instalments.
(3) The Secretary of State must not pay the fee loan or [F2any] instalment of the fee loan before the Secretary of State has received from the academic authority—
(a)a request for payment; F3...
(b)a declaration under regulation 149 [F4; and]
[F5(c)confirmation (in such form as may be required by the Secretary of State) of the eligible part-time student’s attendance on the course for the period to which the instalment relates].
[F6(3A) For a student beginning the current course on or after 1st August 2016, the academic authority must not complete a declaration under regulation 149—
(a)in the case of an institution with degree awarding powers pursuant to section 76 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 [F7or sections 42 to 49 of the 2017 Act], until the student is registered on the course at the institution;
(b)in the case of a course validated by an institution with degree awarding powers pursuant to section 76 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 [F8or sections 42 to 49 of the 2017 Act], until the validating institution has been notified by the institution teaching the student that the student is studying on the course covered by the validation agreement; or
(c)where neither sub-paragraph (a) or (b) applies, until the student has been registered with the relevant awarding body.]
(4) The academic authority must inform the Secretary of State when a student ceases to attend or undertake the designated part-time course during the academic year.
(5) No payment of fee loan or instalment of fee loan can be made in respect of a designated part time course once the academic authority has informed the Secretary of State that the student has ceased to attend or undertake the course during the academic year.]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 11A heading and ss. 140A, 140B inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/472), regs. 1(2)(a), 16
F2Word in reg. 155(3) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/472), regs. 1(2)(a), 23(a)
F3Word in reg. 155(3) omitted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/472), regs. 1(2)(a), 23(b)
F4Word in reg. 155(3)(b) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/472), regs. 1(2)(a), 23(c)
F5Reg. 155(3)(c) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/472), regs. 1(2)(a), 23(d)
F6Reg. 155(3A) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1951), regs. 1(3)(a), 51
F7Words in reg. 155(3A)(a) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2)(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/142), regs. 1(1), 28(2)
F8Words in reg. 155(3A)(b) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2)(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/142), regs. 1(1), 28(2)