Transfer of statusE+W
6.—(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)the Secretary of State receives a request from the eligible student to do so;
(b)the Secretary of State 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 3(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 3(2A)(a) to another designated course.]
(2) The grounds for transfer are that—
(a)on the recommendation of the academic authority, A ceases one designated course and starts to undertake another designated course at the same institution; or
(b)A starts to undertake a designated course at another institution.
(3) 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 postgraduate doctoral degree loan in accordance with regulation 13 and, where relevant, regulation 16, in respect of the academic year of the course from which A transfers.
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