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7.—(1) Where an eligible student “A” transfers to another course, the Secretary of State must transfer A's status as an eligible student to that course where—

(a)he receives a request from the eligible student to do so;

(b)he is satisfied that one or more of the grounds for transfer in paragraph (2) applies; and

(c)the period of eligibility has not terminated.

[F1(1A) Paragraph (1) applies to a person who is an eligible student by virtue of regulation 4(2)(b) only where that person’s status as an eligible student has not been transferred on or after 1st August 2021 from the designated course referred to in regulation 4(2A)(a) to another designated course.]

(2) The grounds for transfer are—

[F2(a)on the recommendation of the academic authority A ceases one course and starts to attend or undertake another designated course F3...;]

[F4(b)A starts to attend or undertake a designated course F5...;]

(c)after starting a course for the Certificate in Education, A is, on or before the completion of that course, admitted to a designated course for the degree (including an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education either at the same institution or at another institution;

(d)after starting a course for the degree (other than an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education, A is, on or before the completion of that course, admitted to a designated course for the honours degree of Bachelor of Education either at the same institution or at another institution; or

(e)after starting a course for a first degree (other than an honours degree) A is, before the completion of that course, admitted to a designated course for an honours degree in the same subject or subjects at the institution.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), where A transfers under paragraph (1), A is entitled to receive in connection with the academic year of the course to which A transfers the remainder of the support assessed by the Secretary of State in respect of the academic year of the course from which A transfers.

(4) The Secretary of State may re-assess the amount of support payable after the transfer [F6provided that A qualifies for such support in connection with the academic year of the course to which A transfers].

(5) Where A transfers under paragraph (1) after the Secretary of State has assessed A's support in connection with the academic year of the course from which A is transferring but before A completes that year, A may not, in connection with the academic year of the course to which A transfers, apply for another grant or loan of a kind that A has already applied for under these Regulations in connection with the academic year of the course from which A is transferring unless otherwise provided.

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