
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 24th February 1998.
2 
In the Schedule to the Education (Student Loans) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 after paragraph 4 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—“
4A 
Paragraph 1(b) shall not apply if—
(a) the relevant date was before 1st August 1997; or
(b) before 1st August 1997 the student commenced attending a course in respect of which he was eligible for a loan, and
(i) disregarding any intervening vacation immediately after ceasing to attend that course commenced attending his present course; or
(ii) in like fashion commenced attending another course or courses one after the other in respect of each of which he was eligible for a loan, until in like fashion he commenced attending his present course.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on
Robson Davison
Assistant Secretary
27th January 1998.