PART 3ENQUIRIES AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION
Making enquiriesI110
The Welsh Ministers may take such steps and make such enquiries as they consider necessary to determine—
a
whether an applicant is an eligible student;
b
whether an eligible student qualifies for support;
c
the amount of support payable if any;
d
whether a student’s eligibility has terminated;
e
the amount of a College of Europe student’s contribution for the purposes of Part 5;
f
in the case of the Welsh Ministers receiving more than one application for support in respect of the same academic year and European institution whether an eligible student is most suitable to receive support.
Information from applicantsI211
1
Every applicant and eligible student granted support, must, as soon as reasonably practicable after being requested to do so, provide the Welsh Ministers with such information and documentation as the Welsh Ministers require for the purposes of these Regulations.
2
Every applicant and eligible student granted support must where applicable immediately inform the Welsh Ministers and provide the Welsh Ministers with particulars if—
a
the person withdraws from, abandons or is expelled from the course;
b
the person transfers to another course at the same European institution;
c
the person ceases to attend the course and does not intend to or is not permitted to continue it for the remainder of the academic year;
d
the person is absent from the course for more than 60 days due to illness or for any period for any other reason;
e
the month for the start or completion of the course changes;
f
the person’s home or term-time address changes.
Format of information requiredI312
1
Information required to be provided pursuant to these Regulations must be provided to the Welsh Ministers in the format required by the Welsh Ministers.
2
If the Welsh Ministers require the information to be signed by the person providing it, an electronic signature in such form as the Welsh Ministers may specify satisfies this requirement.
3
An electronic signature (“llofnod electronig”) is so much of anything in electronic form as—
a
is incorporated into or otherwise logically associated with any electronic communication or electronic data; and
b
purports to be so incorporated or associated for the purpose of being used in establishing the authenticity of the communication or data, the integrity of the communication or data, or both.
Informing applicantsI413
The Welsh Ministers must inform an applicant—
a
whether that applicant is considered an eligible student;
b
of the amount of support if any payable in respect of the academic year in question;
c
if the Welsh Ministers consider a student’s eligibility has terminated;
d
of the amount of any College of Europe student’s contribution calculated under Schedule 2.