Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/529/part/12/made
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132.—(1) An eligible part-time student qualifies for support in connection with his undertaking a designated part-time course subject to and in accordance with this Part.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a person is an eligible part-time student in connection with a designated part-time course if in assessing his application for support the Secretary of State determines that the person falls within one of the categories set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1.
(a)there has been bestowed on him or paid to him in connection with the part-time course—
(i)a healthcare bursary whether or not the amount of such bursary is calculated by reference to his income;
(d)he has, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, shown himself by his conduct to be unfitted to receive support; or
(e)subject to paragraph (4), he is a prisoner.
(a)paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply to him; and
(b)he is an eligible part-time student for the purposes of this Part.
(a)the person qualified as an eligible part-time student in connection with an earlier academic year of the current designated part-time course pursuant to regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 22 of the 1998 Act;
(b)the person was not ordinarily resident in Wales on the first day of the current designated part-time course; and
(a)the Secretary of State has previously determined that the person is—
(ii)an eligible part-time student in connection with a designated part-time course other than the current designated part-time course;
(b)the person’s status as an eligible student or as an eligible part-time student in connection with the course referred to in sub-paragraph (a) has been converted or transferred from that course to the current designated part-time course as a result of one or more conversions or transfers in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 22 of the 1998 Act;
(c)the person was not ordinarily resident in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and
(a)the Secretary of State determined that, by virtue of being a refugee or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of a refugee, a person (“A”) was an eligible part-time student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the current part-time course or an application for support in connection with a designated course, designated distance learning course or other designated part-time course from which his status as an eligible part-time student, eligible student or eligible distance learning student has been transferred to the current part-time course; and
A’s status as an eligible part-time student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which he is applying for support.
(a)the Secretary of State determined that, by virtue of being a person with leave to enter or remain or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of such a person, a person (“A”) was an eligible part-time student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the current part-time course or an application for support in connection with a designated course, designated distance learning course or other designated part-time course from which his status as an eligible part-time student, eligible student or eligible distance learning student has been transferred to the current part-time course; and
(12) Paragraphs (10) and (11) do not apply where the student began the course in connection with which the Secretary of State determined that he was an eligible part-time student or eligible student, as the case may be, before 1st September 2007.
133.—(1) Where one of the events listed in paragraph (3) occurs in the course of an academic year—
134.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a part-time course is designated for the purposes of section 22(1) of the 1998 Act and regulation 132 if—
(d)it is wholly provided by a publicly funded educational institution or institutions in the United Kingdom or is provided by such institution or institutions in conjunction with an institution or institutions outside the United Kingdom;
(f)it is not designated under regulation 117.
(2) A course falling within paragraph 7 or 8 of Schedule 2 is not a designated part-time course where the governing body of a maintained school has arranged for the provision of such a course to a pupil of the school.
(3) A course that is taken as part of an employment-based teacher training scheme is not a designated part-time course.
(a)“full-time equivalent” means a full-time course leading to the same qualification as the part-time course in question;
(b)“period ordinarily required to complete the full-time equivalent” means—
(i)where the course is provided by or on behalf of the Open University, the period that a standard full-time student would require to complete the full-time equivalent if he were awarded 120 credit points in each academic year;
(c)“standard full-time student” is a student who is to be taken—
(i)to have begun the full-time equivalent on the same date as the eligible part-time student began the part-time course in question;
(6) For the purposes of section 22 of the 1998 Act and regulation 132(1) the Secretary of State may designate courses of higher education which are not designated by paragraph (1).
135.—(1) A student retains his status as an eligible part-time student in connection with a designated part-time course until the status terminates in accordance with this regulation or regulation 132.
(2) The period for which an eligible part-time student retains his status is the “period of eligibility”.
(3) Subject to the following paragraphs and regulation 132, the period of eligibility terminates at the end of the academic year in which the eligible part-time student completes the designated part-time course.
(a)withdraws from his designated part-time course in circumstances where the Secretary of State has not transferred or converted or will not transfer or convert his status under regulation 144 or 145; or
(5) The period of eligibility terminates at the end of the relevant academic year where the eligible part-time student cannot complete the designated part-time course within the period specified in regulation 134(1)(c).
(6) For the purposes of paragraph (5), “relevant academic year” means the academic year during or at the end of which it becomes impossible for the student to complete the course within the period specified in regulation 134(1)(c) even if he increases his intensity of study.
(7) The Secretary of State may terminate the period of eligibility where the eligible part-time student has shown himself by his conduct to be unfitted to receive support.
(8) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that an eligible part-time student has failed to comply with any requirement to provide information under this Part or has provided information which is inaccurate in a material particular, the Secretary of State may take such of the following actions as he considers appropriate in the circumstances—
(c)treat any support paid to the student as an overpayment which may be recovered under regulation 148.
the Secretary of State may, at any time, renew or extend the period of eligibility for such period as he determines.
136.—(1) For the purposes of this regulation, the assistance available is—
(b)a grant not exceeding £255 for books, travel and other expenditure in connection with the designated part-time course.
(2) An eligible part-time student does not qualify for assistance under paragraph (1)(b) if the only paragraph in Part 2 of Schedule 1 into which he falls is paragraph 9.
(a)under paragraph (1)(a) if the Secretary of State considers that he is undertaking the designated part-time course in England; and
(b)under paragraph (1)(b) if the Secretary of State considers that he is undertaking the designated part-time course in the United Kingdom.
(4) An eligible part-time student does not qualify for support under this regulation if he has undertaken one or more part-time courses for eight academic years in aggregate and he has received in respect of each of those academic years a loan or a grant of the kind described in paragraph (5).
(6) An eligible part-time student does not qualify for support under this regulation if he holds a first degree from an educational institution in the United Kingdom.
(7) For the purposes of paragraph (6), a degree is not to be treated as a first degree where—
(a)it is a degree (other than an honours degree) that has been awarded to an eligible part-time student who has completed the required modules, examinations or other forms of assessment for his first degree course; and
(b)the eligible part-time student is registered to continue the course at the same educational institution after the award of his degree so as to obtain an honours degree on completion of the required modules, examinations or other form of assessment.
137.—(1) The basic grant varies according to the intensity of study.
(2) The intensity of study is calculated as follows and expressed as a percentage—
PT is the number of modules, credits, credit points, points or other unit to be awarded to the eligible part-time student by the academic authority if he successfully completes the academic year in connection with which he is applying for support;
(a)“full-time equivalent” and “standard full-time student” are to be interpreted in accordance with regulation 134; and
(b)the period ordinarily required to complete the full-time equivalent is to be calculated in accordance with regulation 134.
(a)£785 where the intensity of study is less than 60 per cent. (“level 1”);
(b)£945 where the intensity of study is 60 per cent. or more but less than 75 per cent. (“level 2”);
(c)£1,180 where the intensity of study is 75 per cent. or more (“level 3”).
(5) Subject to paragraph (6) and regulation 144(6), the amount of assistance payable in respect of an academic year is determined as follows—
(a)if at the date of his application the eligible part-time student or his partner is entitled—
(i)under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 to income support, housing benefit or council tax benefit; or
(ii)under Part 1 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 to income–based jobseekers allowance or under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 to an allowance under the arrangements known as the New Deal;
the maximum amount of assistance available under regulation 136(1) is payable.
(b)where the relevant income is less than £16,090, the maximum amount of assistance available under regulation 136(1) is payable;
(c)where the relevant income is £16,090, the maximum amount of assistance available under regulation 136(1)(b) is payable together with £50 less than the maximum amount of assistance available under regulation 136(1)(a);
(d)where the relevant income exceeds £16,090 but is less than £24,280, the maximum amount of assistance available under regulation 136(1)(b) is payable and the amount of assistance payable under regulation 136(1)(a) is the amount determined in accordance with paragraph (6);
(e)where the relevant income is £24,280, the maximum amount of assistance available under regulation 136(1)(b) is payable and the amount of assistance payable under regulation 136(1)(a) is £50;
(f)where the relevant income exceeds £24,280 but is less than £24,875, the maximum amount of assistance available under regulation 136(1)(b) is payable and no assistance is payable under regulation 136(1)(a);
(g)where the relevant income is £24,875 or more but less than £26,825, the amount of assistance payable under regulation 136(1)(b) is the amount left after deducting from the maximum amount of assistance available under regulation 136(1)(b) £1 for every complete £9.50 by which the relevant income exceeds £24,875, and no assistance is payable under regulation 136(1)(a);
(h)where the relevant income is £26,825, the amount of assistance payable under regulation 136(1)(b) is £50, and no assistance is payable under regulation 136(1)(a);
(i)where the relevant income exceeds £26,825, no assistance is payable under regulation 136(1).
(6) Where paragraph (5)(d) applies, the amount of assistance payable under regulation 136(1)(a) is determined by deducting from the maximum amount of assistance available under regulation 136(1)(a) one of the following amounts—
(a)£50 plus a further £1 for each complete £11.95, £9.69 or £7.58 by which the relevant income exceeds £16,090 according to whether the intensity of study is level 1, 2 or 3, respectively; or
(b)where the basic grant is greater than the actual fees, an amount equal to that left after deducting from the amount calculated under sub-paragraph (a) the difference between the basic grant and the actual fees (unless the amount is a negative number in which case the maximum amount of assistance available under regulation 136(1)(a) is payable).
Interpretation of regulation 137
138.—(1) For the purposes of regulation 137—
(iii)a person ordinarily living with an eligible part-time student as if he were his spouse where an eligible part-time student is aged 25 or over on the first day of the academic year in respect of which he is being assessed for assistance and where he began the specified designated part-time course before 1st September 2005;
(iv)a person ordinarily living with an eligible part-time student as if he were his spouse or civil partner where an eligible part-time student begins the specified designated part-time course on or after 1st September 2005;
(i)in the opinion of the Secretary of State, that person and the eligible part-time student are separated; or
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), an eligible part-time student’s relevant income is equal to his financial resources in the preceding financial year less—
(iii)£1,000 in respect of each other child who is dependent on the student or his partner.
(3) Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that an eligible part-time student’s financial resources in the preceding financial year are greater than his financial resources in the current financial year and that the difference between the two amounts is £1,000 or more, he may assess that student’s financial resources by reference to those resources in the current financial year.
(4) In this regulation, an eligible part-time student’s financial resources in a financial year means the aggregate of his income for that year together with the aggregate of the income for that year of any person who at the date of the application for support is the student’s partner.
(e)“income” means gross income from all sources excluding any tax credits awarded pursuant to any claims under section 3 of the Tax Credits Act 2002;
(f)“preceding financial year” means the financial year immediately preceding the current financial year;
(g)“specified designated part-time course” means the course in respect of which the person is applying for support or, where the student’s status as an eligible part-time student has been transferred to the current designated part-time course as a result of one or more transfers of that status by the Secretary of State from a part-time course (the “initial course”) in connection with which the Secretary of State determined the student to be an eligible part-time student pursuant to regulations made under section 22 of the 1998 Act, the specified designated part-time course is the initial course.
Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland
139.—(1) The Secretary of State may pay support to assist with fees to an eligible part-time student in connection with his attendance on a designated part-time course in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland.
(a)the maximum amount of assistance that would have been payable to the eligible part-time student under regulation 136(1)(a) had he been undertaking the course in England; and
(b)the maximum amount of support to assist with fees that in the opinion of the Secretary of State would have been payable to him according to whether he attends the designated part-time course in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland—
(i)pursuant to regulations made by the Welsh Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales under section 22 of the 1998 Act had he been ordinarily resident in Wales and undertaking the part-time course in Wales;
(ii)pursuant to regulations made under Articles 3 and 8(4) of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 had he been ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland and undertaking the part-time course in Northern Ireland; or
(iii)from funds of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council(2) had he been ordinarily resident in Scotland and undertaking the part-time course in Scotland.
Disabled part-time students’ allowance
140.—(1) An eligible part-time student qualifies in accordance with this Part for a grant to assist with the additional expenditure which the Secretary of State is satisfied he is obliged to incur by reason of a disability to which he is subject in respect of his undertaking a designated part-time course.
(2) An eligible part-time student does not qualify for the grant under this regulation if the only paragraph in Part 2 of Schedule 1 into which he falls is paragraph 9.
(3) An eligible part-time student does not qualify for the grant under this regulation unless the Secretary of State considers that he is undertaking the designated part-time course in the United Kingdom.
(4) Subject to the following paragraphs, the amount of grant under this regulation is the amount that the Secretary of State considers appropriate in accordance with the student’s circumstances.
(5) The amount of the grant under this regulation must not exceed—
(a)£15,000 in respect of an academic year for expenditure on a non-medical personal helper;
(b)£5,030 in respect of all the academic years during the period of eligibility for expenditure on major items of specialist equipment;
(ii)within or outside the United Kingdom for the purpose of attending, as a part of his course, any period of study at an overseas institution or for the purpose of attending the Institute;
(d)£1,260 in respect of an academic year for any other expenditure including expenditure incurred for the purposes referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) which exceeds the specified maxima.
141.—(1) A person (the “applicant”) must apply for support in connection with each academic year of a designated part-time course by completing and submitting to the Secretary of State an application in such form as the Secretary of State may require.
(a)a declaration under regulation 142 completed by the academic authority; and
(3) The Secretary of State may take such steps and make such inquiries as he considers necessary to determine whether the applicant is an eligible part-time student, whether he qualifies for support and the amount of support payable, if any.
(4) The Secretary of State must notify the applicant of whether he qualifies for support and, if he does qualify, the amount of support payable in respect of the academic year, if any.
(a)one of the events listed in paragraph (3) of regulation 133 occurs after the first day of the academic year in respect of which the applicant is applying for support, in which case the application must reach the Secretary of State within a period of six months beginning with the day on which the relevant event occurred;
(c)the Secretary of State considers that having regard to the circumstances of the particular case the time limit should be relaxed, in which case the application must reach the Secretary of State not later than such date as he specifies.
142.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the academic authority must, on the request of the applicant, complete a declaration in such form as may be required by the Secretary of State to accompany the application for support.
(ii)confirms that the applicant has enrolled to undertake the academic year of the designated part-time course in respect of which he is applying for support.
(ii)that it will be possible for the applicant to complete the course within the period specified in regulation 134(1)(c).
(a)any increase in intensity of study that would be required for the applicant to complete the course within the period specified in regulation 134(1)(c);
143. Schedule 3 deals with the provision of information.
144.—(1) Where an eligible part-time student transfers to another part-time course, the Secretary of State must transfer the student’s status as an eligible part-time student to that course where—
(a)he receives a request from the eligible part-time student to do so;
(b)he is satisfied that one or more of the grounds for transfer in paragraph (2) applies; and
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), an eligible part-time student who transfers under paragraph (1) is entitled to receive in connection with the academic year of the course to which he transfers the remainder of the support for which the Secretary of State has determined he qualifies in respect of the academic year of the course from which he transfers.
(4) The Secretary of State may re-assess the amount of support payable after the transfer.
(5) An eligible student who transfers under paragraph (1) after the Secretary of State has determined his support in connection with the academic year of the course from which he is transferring but before he completes that year may not apply for another grant under regulation 136(1)(b) or regulation 140 in connection with the academic year of the course to which he transfers.
(6) Where a student transfers under paragraph (1), the maximum amount of assistance under regulation 136(1)(a) in respect of the academic years to and from which he transfers is the amount of assistance with fees available in connection with the course which has the highest intensity of study as defined in regulation 137.
145.—(1) Where an eligible student ceases to undertake a designated course and transfers to a designated part-time course at the same or at another institution, the Secretary of State must convert the student’s status as an eligible student to that of an eligible part-time student in connection with the course to which he is transferring where—
(a)he receives a request from the eligible student to do so; and
(2) Where, before completing the designated course, the student transfers to a part-time course in the same subject or subjects leading to the same qualification at the same institution, the part-time course is to be treated as satisfying regulation 134(1)(b) and (c) if the period of part-time study to be undertaken by the student is of at least one academic year’s duration and does not exceed twice the period ordinarily required to complete the remainder of the designated course from which the student transfers.
(a)where the Secretary of State has determined to pay an amount of disabled students’ allowance to the student under Chapter 3 of Part 5 in periodic instalments, no payment in respect of that amount of grant must be made in respect of any instalment period beginning after the date on which the student becomes an eligible part-time student;
(b)the maximum amount of disabled part-time students’ allowance to which the student would, apart from this regulation, be entitled in connection with his undertaking a designated part-time course in respect of that academic year is reduced by one third where the student became an eligible part-time student during the second quarter of the academic year and by two thirds where he became such a student in a later quarter of that year;
(c)where an amount of disabled students’ allowance for any purpose has been paid to the student under Chapter 3 of Part 5 in a single instalment, the maximum amount of disabled part-time students’ allowance payable to him for that purpose is reduced (or, where sub-paragraph (b) applies, further reduced) by the amount of grant paid to him for that purpose pursuant to Chapter 3 of Part 5, and where the resulting amount is nil or a negative amount that amount is nil; and
(d)where immediately before he became an eligible part-time student he was eligible to apply, but had not applied, for a loan for living costs in respect of that year, or had not applied for the maximum amount or increased maximum to which he was entitled, he may apply for such a loan or such additional amount of loan as if he had continued to be an eligible student; and in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (4) the maximum or increased maximum amount of such loan for the academic year is reduced in accordance with that paragraph.
(5) Where an eligible distance learning student ceases to undertake a designated distance learning course and transfers to a designated part-time course at the same or at another institution, the Secretary of State must convert the student’s status as an eligible distance learning student to that of an eligible part-time student in connection with the course to which he is transferring where—
(a)he receives a request from the eligible distance learning student to do so; and
(6) Where, before completing the designated distance learning course, the student transfers to a part-time course in the same subject or subjects leading to the same qualification at the same institution, the part-time course is to be treated as satisfying regulation 134(1)(b) and (c) if the period of part-time study to be undertaken by the student is of at least one academic year’s duration and does not exceed twice the period ordinarily required to complete the remainder of the designated distance learning course from which the student transfers.
(7) Subject to paragraph (8), a student who transfers under paragraph (5) is entitled to receive in connection with the academic year of the course to which he transfers the remainder of the support for which the Secretary of State has determined he qualifies under Part 11 in respect of the academic year of the designated distance learning course from which he transfers.
(8) The Secretary of State may re-assess the amount of support payable after the transfer.
(9) An eligible student who transfers under paragraph (5) after the Secretary of State has determined his support in connection with the academic year of the distance learning course from which he is transferring but before he completes that year—
(a)may not apply for a grant under regulation 136(1)(b) if he has already applied for a grant under regulation 119(1)(b);
(b)may not apply for a grant under regulation 140 if he has already applied for a grant under regulation 122.
(10) Where a student transfers under paragraph (5), the total amount of assistance paid to the student under regulations 119(1)(a) and 136(1)(a) in respect of—
(a)the academic year from which he transfers; and
(b)the academic year to which he transfers;
must not exceed the amount of support determined to be payable to the student under regulation 119(1)(a).
(11) Where an eligible part-time student ceases to undertake a designated part-time course and transfers to a designated course at the same or at another institution, the Secretary of State must convert that student’s status as an eligible part-time student to that of an eligible student in connection with the course to which he is transferring where—
(a)he receives a request from the eligible part-time student to do so; and
(12) The following applies to a student who transfers under paragraph (11)—
(a)where the Secretary of State has determined to pay an amount of disabled part-time students’ allowance to the student in periodic instalments no payment in respect of that amount of grant must be made in respect of any instalment period beginning after the date on which the student became an eligible student;
(b)any support to which the student is entitled under this Part in respect of the academic year in which the student transfers is ignored in determining the amount of support to which he may be entitled in respect of that year under Parts 4 to 6;
(c)the maximum amount of any support under Part 5 or 6 to which the student would, apart from this regulation, be entitled in connection with a designated course in respect of that academic year is reduced by one third where the student became an eligible student during the second quarter of that academic year and by two thirds where he became such a student in a later quarter of that year; and
(d)where an amount of disabled part-time students’ allowance for any purpose has been paid to the student in a single instalment, the maximum amount of disabled students’ allowance payable to him under Chapter 3 of Part 5 for that purpose is reduced (or, where sub-paragraph (c) applies, further reduced) by the amount of disabled part-time students’ allowance paid to him for that purpose and where the resulting amount is nil or a negative amount that amount is nil.
(13) Where an eligible part-time student ceases to undertake a designated part-time course and transfers to a designated distance learning course at the same or at another institution, the Secretary of State must convert that student’s status as an eligible part-time student to that of an eligible distance learning student in connection with the course to which he is transferring where—
(14) Subject to paragraph (15), a student who transfers under paragraph (13) is entitled to receive in connection with the academic year of the course to which he transfers the remainder of the support for which the Secretary of State has determined he qualifies under this Part in respect of the academic year of the designated part-time course from which he transfers.
(15) The Secretary of State may re-assess the amount of support payable after the transfer.
(16) An eligible student who transfers under paragraph (13) after the Secretary of State has determined his support in connection with the academic year of the part-time course from which he is transferring but before he completes that year—
(a)may not apply for a grant under regulation 119(1)(b) if he has already applied for a grant under regulation 136(1)(b);
(b)may not apply for a grant under regulation 122 if he has already applied for a grant under regulation 140.
(17) Where a student transfers under paragraph (13), the total amount of assistance paid to the student under regulations 119(1)(a) and 136(1)(a) in respect of—
must not exceed the maximum amount of support determined to be payable to the student under regulation 119(1)(a).
146.—(1) Payments of the grant for books, travel and other expenditure and the disabled part-time students’ allowance may be made in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate and he may make it a condition of entitlement to payment that the eligible part-time student must provide him with particulars of a bank or building society account in the United Kingdom into which payments may be made by electronic transfer.
(2) Where the Secretary of State cannot make a final assessment on the basis of the information provided by the student, he may make a provisional assessment and payment of the grant for books, travel and other expenditure and the disabled part-time students’ allowance.
(3) The Secretary of State may pay the grant for books, travel and other expenditure and the disabled part-time students’ allowance in instalments.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), the Secretary of State may pay the grant for books, travel and other expenditure and the disabled part-time students’ allowance at such times as he considers appropriate.
(5) The Secretary of State must not pay the first instalment or, where it has been determined not to pay support in instalments, make any payment of the grant for books, travel and other expenditure or the disabled part-time students’ allowance before he has received a declaration under regulation 142 unless an exception applies.
(a)a disabled part-time students’ allowance is payable in which case that particular grant may be paid before the Secretary of State has received a declaration;
(b)the Secretary of State has determined that owing to exceptional circumstances it would be appropriate to make a payment without receiving a declaration.
148.—(1) Any overpayment of a grant in respect of fees is recoverable by the Secretary of State from the academic authority.
(2) An eligible part-time student must, if so required by the Secretary of State, repay any amount paid to him under this Part which for whatever reason exceeds the amount of grant to which he is entitled under this Part.
(3) The Secretary of State must recover an overpayment of grant for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled part-time students’ allowance unless he considers that it is not appropriate to do so.
(a)subtracting the overpayment from any kind of grant payable to the student from time to time pursuant to regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 22 of the 1998 Act;
(b)taking such other action for the recovery of an overpayment as is available to the Secretary of State.
(5) A payment of the disabled part-time students’ allowance made before the relevant date is an overpayment if the student withdraws from the course before the relevant date unless the Secretary of State decides otherwise.
(7) In the circumstances set out in paragraph (8) or (9), there is an overpayment of the disabled part-time students’ allowance unless the Secretary of State decides otherwise.
(a)the Secretary of State applies all or part of the disabled part-time students’ allowance to the purchase of specialist equipment on behalf of the eligible part-time student;
(b)a payment of the disabled part-time students’ allowance in respect of specialist equipment is made to the student after the period of eligibility terminated.
(10) Where there is an overpayment of the disabled part-time students’ allowance, the Secretary of State may accept the return of specialist equipment purchased with the grant by way of recovery of all or part of the overpayment if he considers it is appropriate to do so.
This body was established under section 1 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (2005 asp 6).