2020 No. 708 (W. 159)
The Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
Made
Laid before Senedd Cymru
Coming into force
PART 1TITLE, COMMENCEMENT AND APPLICATION
Title, commencement and application1
1
The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.
2
These Regulations come into force on 31 July 2020 and apply to the provision of support to students in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1 August 2020.
PART 2AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION (STUDENT SUPPORT) (WALES) REGULATIONS 2017
Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 20172
The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 20173 are amended in accordance with regulation 3.
Amendments to regulation 623
In regulation 62—
a
for paragraph (10) substitute—
10
Any overpayment of a loan for living costs in respect of any academic year may be recovered by the Welsh Ministers—
a
by subtracting the overpayment from the amount of any loan payable to the student from time to time under these Regulations or any other regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under section 22 of the 1998 Act;
b
by requiring the student to repay the overpayment in accordance with regulations made under section 22 of the 1998 Act;
c
by any other method available to them.
b
omit paragraph (11), and
c
omit paragraph (12).
PART 3AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION (STUDENT SUPPORT) (WALES) REGULATIONS 2018
Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 20184
The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 20184 are amended in accordance with regulations 5 to 11.
Amendment to regulation 195
In regulation 19, for paragraph (3) substitute—
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.
Amendment to regulation 396
In regulation 39, for Exception 4 substitute—
Exception 4
The present course is a distance learning course and the student (“S”) is not in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course.
But this exception does not apply where—
a
S is not in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course because S, or a close relative of S, is serving as a member of the armed forces outside Wales, or
b
S is unable to be in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course for a reason related to coronavirus.
Amendment to regulation 447
In regulation 44, for Exception 5 substitute—
Exception 5
The present course is a distance learning course and the student (“S”) is not in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course.
But this exception does not apply where—
a
S is not in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course because S, or a close relative of S, is serving as a member of the armed forces outside Wales, or
b
S is unable to be in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course for a reason related to coronavirus.
Amendment to regulation 548
In regulation 54, for Exception 4 substitute—
Exception 4
The present course is a distance learning course and the student (“S”) is not in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course.
But this exception does not apply where—
a
S is not in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course because S, or a close relative of S, is serving as a member of the armed forces outside Wales, or
b
S is unable to be in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course for a reason related to coronavirus.
Amendment to regulation 629
In regulation 62, for Exception 5 substitute—
Exception 5
The present course is a distance learning course and the student (“S”) is not in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course.
But this exception does not apply where—
a
S is not in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course because S, or a close relative of S, is serving as a member of the armed forces outside Wales, or
b
S is unable to be in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course for a reason related to coronavirus.
Substitution of regulation 9110
For regulation 91 substitute—
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Where a maintenance loan has been overpaid the Welsh Ministers may recover the overpayment—
a
by subtracting it from any maintenance loan payable to the eligible student from time to time under these Regulations or any other regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under section 22 of the 1998 Act;
b
by requiring the eligible student to repay the overpayment in accordance with regulations made under section 22 of the 1998 Act;
c
by any other method available to them.
Amendment to Schedule 111
In Schedule 1, in paragraph 6(1), at the appropriate place insert—
“coronavirus” (“coronafeirws”) means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);
(This note is not part of the Regulations)