The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”) provide for financial support for students who are ordinarily resident in Wales and taking designated higher education courses in respect of academic years beginning on or after 1 September 2015.

Regulation 3 amends regulation 3(15) of the 2015 Regulations.

Regulation 4 updates a cross reference in regulation 10(2)(b) of the 2015 Regulations.

Regulation 5 makes amendments to paragraphs 2, 4 and 6 of Schedule 5 to the 2015 Regulations.

Regulation 6 adds words of clarification to paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the 2015 Regulations.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.