
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st August 1998.
2 
The Education (Student Loans) Regulations 1998 shall be amended as follows.
3 
In regulation 3(1) in the definition of “accelerated course” delete the words following the words “of two academic years’ duration”.
4 
In regulation 4 insert the following paragraph after paragraph (4):“
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) and Schedule 1 if with the agreement of the institution or institutions in question a student withdraws from a designated course without completing it and disregarding any intervening vacation immediately commences attending another designated course provided by the same or by a different institution the first day of the first course shall be regarded as the first day of the second course; or as the first day of a third or further course which the student has commenced attending in the same fashion.”.
5 
In regulation 6(1) to (4) for each of the figures in the first column below substitute the corresponding figure in the second column below wherever it appears:
£ 945 £ 970
1,520 1,565
1,290 1,325
2,085 2,145
1,230 1,265
1,685 1,735
6 
In paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 for the word “lender’s” substitute the word “borrower’s”.
Kim Howells
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Education and Employment
9th July 1998 