PART 1Title, commencement and application
Title and commencement
1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 22 February 2023.
Application
2.—(1) The following regulations apply in relation to the provision of support to a student in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1 August 2023, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after that date—
(a)regulations 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57 (update of amounts: the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017 and the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018);
(b)regulations 33, 34, 35, 36, 58 and 59 (grants for dependants: the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017 and the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018).
(2) The following regulations apply in relation to the provision of support to a student in relation to a course which begins on or after 1 August 2023, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after that date—
(a)regulations 4 and 5 (students from British overseas territories: fees and awards);
(b)regulation 6 (family members of settled persons: fees and awards);
(c)regulation 15 (students from British overseas territories: qualifying persons);
(d)regulation 16 (family members of settled persons: qualifying persons);
(e)regulations 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 61, 62, 63, 68, 69, 70 and 71 (students from British overseas territories: eligibility);
(f)regulations 47, 64 and 72 (family members of settled persons: eligibility);
(g)regulation 65 (amendment to the annual instalment threshold: the Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018);
(h)regulation 66 (update of amounts: the Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018);
(i)regulations 73 and 74 (update of amounts: the Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019).