The Education (Student Support) (Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provision) Regulations 2018

• Citation: S.I. 2018/434
• Sections: 16

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Support) (Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provision) Regulations 2018.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 28th March 2018.

(3) In these Regulations—

(a) “dental profession subject” means dental hygiene, dental therapy and dental hygiene and dental therapy;

(b) “postgraduate pre-registration course” means an education and training programme leading to a graduate master’s degree or a postgraduate diploma which is a condition of inclusion in the register (or, as the case may be, the relevant part or parts of the register) maintained by—

(i) the Health and Care Professions Council , for allied health profession subjects other than dental profession subjects; or

(ii) the Nursing and Midwifery Council , for midwifery or nursing.

Section 2 Revocation of the Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Subject to regulation 3, the Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 are revoked.

Section 3 Saving provision

Regulations 2, and 5 to 16, are of no effect in relation to a person who, before the date on which these Regulations come into force, has submitted an application under the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 to the Secretary of State for support in relation to a postgraduate pre-registration course or a dental profession course and that application has been received.

Section 4 Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

Regulations 5 to 16 amend the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 as follows.

Section 5 Amendment of regulation 2

(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) in the definition of “allied health profession subject” , after “chiropody,”, omit “dental profession subject,”;

(b) after the definition of “current system student”, omit the definition of “dental profession subject”;

(c) after the definition of “person granted stateless leave”, omit the definition of “postgraduate pre-registration course”;

(d) for the definition of “pre-registration course” , substitute—

“pre-registration course” means an education and training programme leading to a qualification which is a condition of inclusion in the register (or, as the case may be, the relevant part or parts of the register) maintained respectively by the Health and Care Professions Council for allied health profession subjects and operating department practice, the Nursing and Midwifery Council for midwifery or nursing, or the Health and Care Professions Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council for nursing and social work;

Section 6 Amendment of regulation 4

In regulation 4 (eligible students), omit paragraphs (6A) to (6E) and (7A).

Section 7 Amendment of regulation 5

(1) Regulation 5 (designated courses) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) in the opening words, omit “(2A),”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (c), omit “, or, in the case of a postgraduate pre-registration course, of at least two academic years’ duration”.

(3) After paragraph (2), omit paragraph (2A).

Section 8 Amendment of regulation 12

(1) Regulation 12 (previous course) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4A)—

(a) in the opening words, after “is not”, omit “to be”;

(b) for sub-paragraph (b), substitute—

(b) leads to an ordinary degree, honours degree, or, in respect of a course in operating department practice, to an ordinary degree, honours degree or a diploma; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (c), omit “or, in the case of a course in a dental profession subject, begins on or after 1st August 2018”.

(3) Omit paragraph (4B).

(4) In paragraph (12), after “is only”, omit “to be”.

Section 9 Amendment of regulation 13

(1) Regulation 13 (miscellaneous) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2A)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (b), substitute—

(b) leads to an ordinary degree, honours degree, or, in respect of a course in operating department practice, to an ordinary degree, honours degree, or a diploma; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (c), omit “or, in the case of a course in a dental profession subject, begins on or after 1st August 2018”.

(3) Omit paragraph (2B).

Section 10 Amendment of regulation 69

(1) Regulation 69 (qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – current system students) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (e)—

(i) for paragraph (ii), substitute—

(ii) leads to an ordinary degree, honours degree, or, in respect of a course in operating department practice, to an ordinary degree, honours degree or a diploma; and

(ii) in paragraph (iii), omit “or, in the case of a course in a dental profession subject, begins on or after 1st August 2018”;

(b) omit sub-paragraph (f).

Section 11 Amendment of regulation 81

In regulation 81 (long courses loan), omit paragraph (7).

Section 12 Amendment of regulation 137

In regulation 137 (eligible part-time students), omit paragraph (3A).

Section 13 Amendment of regulation 139

In regulation 139 (designated part-time courses), omit paragraph (5A).

Section 14 Amendment of regulation 144

(1) Regulation 144 (fee support for designated part-time courses beginning on or after 1st September 2012) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (7B)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for paragraph (ii) substitute—

(ii) leads to an ordinary degree, honours degree, or, in respect of a course in operating department practice, an ordinary degree, honours degree or a diploma; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), omit “or, in the case of a course in a dental profession subject, begins on or after 1st August 2018”.

Section 15 Amendment of regulation 161

In regulation 161 (designated postgraduate courses), omit paragraph (3A).

Section 16 Amendment of Schedule 2

In Schedule 2 (designated courses), omit paragraph 9.