The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018

Qualifying for a tuition fee loan during the academic year E+W

80.—(1) Where one of the events listed in paragraph (2) occurs within 3 months of the first day of the academic year, the student may qualify for a tuition fee loan in respect of that academic year.

(2) The events are—

(a) the present course becomes a designated course;

(b) the student becomes an eligible student on the grounds that—

[F1 (i) the student or the student’s spouse, civil partner or parent is recognised as a refugee, becomes a person granted stateless leave, becomes a person with leave to enter or remain or becomes a person granted humanitarian protection under paragraph 339C of the immigration rules;]

[F2 (ia) the student or the student’s parent becomes a person with section 67 leave to remain [F3 or a person [F4 granted leave to enter or remain] as a protected partner];]

[F5 (ib) the student becomes a person with Calais leave;]

[F6 (ic) the student becomes a person with leave to enter or remain as a relevant Afghan citizen [F7 or the spouse, civil partner, child or stepchild of such a person];]

[F8 (id) the student becomes a protected Ukrainian national [F9 or the spouse, civil partner, child or stepchild of such a person];]

F10 (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F11 (iii) the student becomes a family member described in paragraph 6A(1)(a), 6C(1)(a)[F12 , 6D(1)(a) or 6D(2)(a)] of Schedule 2;]

[F13 (iv) the student becomes a person described in paragraph 1(2)(a) of Schedule 2;]

[F14 (v) where regulation 9(1A)(a) applies, [F15 the student becomes a person] described in paragraph 8(1)(a) of Schedule 2;]

(vi) the student becomes a person described in [F16 paragraph 4A(1)(a) of Schedule 2 or, where regulation 9(1A)(a) applies, in] paragraph 4(1)(a) of Schedule 2;

[F17 (vii) the student becomes a person described in paragraph 7A(a) of Schedule 2 or, where regulation 9(1A)(a) applies, in paragraph 7(1)(a) of Schedule 2; or]

[F18 (viii) the student becomes a person described in paragraph 6B(1)(a)(ii) of Schedule 2.]

(3) In this regulation and regulation 81, the following terms have the same meaning as in Schedule 2—

F19 ...

“family member” (“aelod o deulu”) F20 ...;

[F21 “immigration rules” (“rheolau mewnfudo”);]

“parent” (“rhiant”);

[F22 “person granted leave to enter or remain as a protected partner” (“person y rhoddwyd caniatâd iddo ddod i mewn neu aros fel partner a ddiogelir”)]

[F23 “person granted stateless leave” (“person y rhoddwyd caniatâd iddo aros fel person diwladwriaeth”)];

[F24 “person with Calais leave” (“person sydd â chaniatâd Calais”);]

“person with leave to enter or remain” (“person sydd â chaniatâd i ddod i mewn neu i aros”);

[F25 “person with leave to enter or remain as a relevant Afghan citizen”];

[F26 “person with section 67 leave to remain” (“person sydd â chaniatâd i aros o dan adran 67”);]

[F27 “protected Ukrainian national” (“gwladolyn Wcreinaidd a ddiogelir”);]

“refugee” (“ffoadur”);

F28 ...

F29 ...

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 80(2)(b)(i) substituted (28.1.2021) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Ordinary Residence) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/9), regs. 1(2), 43(a)

F2 Reg. 80(2)(b)(ia) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/235), regs. 1(3)(a), 52(a)

F3 Words in reg. 80(2)(b)(ia) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 125(a)(i)

F4 Words in reg. 80(2)(b)(ia) substituted (9.8.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/810), regs. 1(2), 24(a)

F5 Reg. 80(2)(b)(ib) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 125(a)(ii)

F6 Reg. 80(2)(b)(ic) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 36(a)

F7 Words in reg. 80(2)(b)(ic) inserted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 35 (with regs. 2, 80(2))

F8 Reg. 80(2)(b)(id) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 3 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Ukrainian Nationals and Family Members) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/764), regs. 2, 41(a)

F9 Words in reg. 80(2)(b)(id) inserted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 39 (with reg. 2)

F10 Reg. 80(2)(b)(ii) omitted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 125(a)(iii)

F11 Reg. 80(2)(b)(iii) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 125(a)(iv)

F12 Words in reg. 80(2)(b)(iii) substituted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 43 (with reg. 2)

F13 Reg. 80(2)(b)(iv) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1302), regs. 1(3), 29(b)

F14 Reg. 80(2)(b)(v) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 125(a)(v)

F15 Words in reg. 80(2)(b)(v) substituted (1.8.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/813), regs. 1(2), 10(a)

F16 Words in reg. 80(2)(b)(vi) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 125(a)(vi)

F17 Reg. 80(2)(b)(vii) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 125(a)(vii)

F18 Reg. 80(2)(b)(viii) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 125(a)(viii)

F19 Words in reg. 80(3) omitted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 125(b)(i)

F20 Words in reg. 80(3) omitted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 125(b)(ii)

F21 Words in reg. 80(3) inserted (28.1.2021) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Ordinary Residence) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/9), regs. 1(2), 43(b)

F22 Words in reg. 80(3) substituted (9.8.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/810), regs. 1(2), 24(b)

F23 Words in reg. 80(3) inserted (30.7.2018) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/814), regs. 1(2), 13(b)

F24 Words in reg. 80(3) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 125(b)(v)

F25 Words in reg. 80(3) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 36(b)

F26 Words in reg. 80(3) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/235), regs. 1(3)(a), 52(b)

F27 Words in reg. 80(3) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 3 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Ukrainian Nationals and Family Members) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/764), regs. 2, 41(b)

F28 Words in reg. 80(3) omitted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 125(b)(iii)

F29 Words in reg. 80(3) omitted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 125(b)(iv)