Early termination of eligibilityE+W
19.—(1) An eligible student's (“P's”) period of eligibility terminates at the end of the day on which—
(a)P withdraws from P's designated course and the Welsh Ministers do not transfer P's status as an eligible student under regulation 28, or
(b)P abandons or is expelled from P's designated course.
(2) Where—
(a)an eligible student's (“P's”) designated course is a distance learning course, and
(b)P undertakes the course outside the United Kingdom,
P's period of eligibility terminates at the beginning of the first day on which P undertakes the course outside the United Kingdom.
[F1(3) But paragraph (2) does not apply if P is undertaking a distance learning course outside the United Kingdom because—
(a)P or a close relative of P is serving as a member of the armed forces, or
(b)P is unable to be in the United Kingdom for a reason related to coronavirus.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 19(3) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/708), regs. 1(2), 5