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.