The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) Regulations 2006

Applications for support

55.—(1) A person (the “applicant”) must apply for support in connection with each academic year of a designated part-time course by completing and submitting to the National Assembly an application in such form and accompanied by such documentation as the National Assembly may require.

(2) The general rule is that the application must reach the National Assembly within a period of six months beginning with the first day of the academic year of the course in respect of which it is submitted.

(3) The general rule in paragraph (2) does not apply where—

(a) the course becomes a designated part-time course after the first day of the academic year in respect of which the applicant is applying for support, in which case the application must reach the National Assembly within a period of six months beginning with the day on which the course was designated;

(b) the applicant, his or her spouse, his or her civil partner or his or her parent is recognised as a refugee or has been granted leave to enter or remain as mentioned in paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 after the first day of the academic year in respect of which the applicant is applying for support, in which case the application must reach the National Assembly within a period of six months beginning with the day of recognition or the day the leave was granted, respectively; or

(c) the applicant is applying for support under regulation 54 , in which case the application must reach the National Assembly as soon as is reasonably practicable;

(d) the National Assembly considers that having regard to the circumstances of the particular case the time limit should be relaxed, in which case the application must reach the National Assembly not later than such date as it specifies.

(4) The National Assembly may take such steps and make such inquiries as it considers necessary to determine whether the applicant is an eligible part-time student, whether he or she qualifies for support and the amount of support payable, if any.

(5) The National Assembly must notify the applicant of whether or not he or she qualifies for support and, if the applicant does qualify, the amount of support payable in respect of the academic year, if any.