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

Transfer of Status

8.—(1) Where an eligible student transfers to another course, the National Assembly must transfer the student’s status as an eligible student to that course where—

(a) it receives a request from the eligible student to do so;

(b) it is satisfied that one or more of the grounds of transfer in paragraph (2) applies; and

(c) the period of eligibility has not expired or been terminated.

(2) The grounds of transfer referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) on the recommendation of the academic authority the eligible student starts to attend another course at the institution;

(b) the eligible student starts to attend a designated course at another institution with the consent of the academic authority of that institution;

(c) after commencing a course for the Certificate in Education, the eligible student is, on or before the completion of that course, admitted to a designated course for the degree of Bachelor of Education either at the same institution or at another institution;

(d) after commencing a course for the degree (other than an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education, the eligible student is, on or before completion of that course, admitted to a designated course for the honours degree of Bachelor of Education either at the same institution or at another institution; or

(e) after commencing a course for a first degree (other than an honours degree) the eligible student is, before completion of that course, admitted to a designated course for an honours degree in the same subject or subjects at the institution.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), an eligible student who transfers under paragraph (1) continues to receive in connection with the course to which he or she transfers the support for which the National Assembly has determined he or she qualifies in respect of the course from which he or she transfers for the remainder of the academic year in which he or she transfers.

(4) The National Assembly may re-assess the amount of support payable after the transfer.