Amendments relating to notification of an applicant or student’s absence from, withdrawal from etc. their course9

1

The Education (Postgraduate Master’s Degree Loans) Regulations 201638 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 1339 (payment of postgraduate master’s degree loans), in paragraph (5), for sub-paragraph (a) (including the “or” at the end) substitute—

a

the student withdraws from or abandons their course;

aa

the student is expelled from their course;

ab

the student is absent from their course for more than 60 days due to illness;

ac

the student is suspended from their course (whether at the student’s request or not); or

3

In Schedule 2 (information), in paragraph 2—

a

in the words before sub-paragraph (a) for “Every applicant and” substitute “An applicant or”;

b

for sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) substitute—

a

they withdraw from or abandon their course;

b

they are expelled from their course;

c

they transfer to another course (whether at the same institution or not);

d

they are absent from their course for more than 60 days due to illness;

e

they are suspended from their course (whether at their request or not);

f

they become, or cease to be, a prisoner or an eligible prisoner;

g

the month for the start or completion of their course changes;

h

their home or term-time address or telephone number changes.