5. In regulation 5 (designated courses) of the Student Support Regulations—
(a)for sub-paragraph (1)(d) substitute—
“(d)either—
(i)wholly provided by an authority-funded educational institution;
(ii)provided by a publicly funded institution in the United Kingdom on behalf of an authority-funded educational institution; or
(iii)provided by an authority-funded educational institution in conjunction with an institution outside the United Kingdom; and”;
(b)after paragraph (3) insert—
“(3A) Paragraph (3) does not apply where the person applying for support in connection with the course is—
(a)a disabled student; and
(b)undertaking that course in the United Kingdom but not in attendance because the person is unable to attend for a reason which relates to that person’s disability.”;
(c)in paragraph (7)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (b), for the words “publicly funded” substitute “authority-funded” in each place where they occur;
(ii)at the end of sub-paragraph (b), omit the word “and”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (c), after the words “publicly funded” insert “or authority-funded”;
(iv)at the end of sub-paragraph (c), for the full stop substitute “; and”; and
(v)after sub-paragraph (c), insert—
“(d)a course is not to be regarded as provided on behalf of an authority-funded educational institution where a part of the course is provided by a private institution.”.