Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

5.  In regulation 5(1)(d) (Designated courses)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (i), after “institution”, add “in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland, or in Wales where the course begins before 1st September 2017”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (ii), after “authority-funded institution”, insert “in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland, or in Wales where the course begins before 1st September 2017”;

(c) after sub-paragraph (ii), omit “or”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (iii)—

(i) after “authority-funded institution”, insert “in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland, or in Wales where the course begins before 1st September 2017,”;

(ii) after the semi-colon, insert “or”;

(e) after sub-paragraph (iii), insert—

“(iv) provided by a regulated institution in Wales or a regulated institution in Wales in conjunction with an institution which is situated outside the United Kingdom, where that course begins on or after 1st September 2017;”.