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1Citation, commencement and interpretation#
These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and come into operation on 1st August 2008.
2Citation, commencement and interpretation#
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Education (Student Loans) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998.
3Revocation#
Regulation 7 of the Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 is revoked.
4Amendment of the principal Regulations#
The principal Regulations shall be amended as provided by regulations 5 and 6.
5Amendment of the principal Regulations#
In regulation 3 (general) –
(1)Regulation 3 (Interpretation) shall be amended as provided by paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2)For the definition of “2005 loan” there shall be substituted—“• “2005 loan” means a loan the maximum amount of which is the maximum amount that would have been payable under these Regulations had they not been amended by the Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, the Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and the Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008;”
(3)For the definition of “2006 loan” there shall be substituted—“• “2006 loan” means a loan the maximum amount of which is the maximum amount that would have been payable under these Regulations had they not been amended by the Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and the Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008;”
(4)For the definition of “old loan” there shall be substituted—“• “old loan” means a loan the maximum amount of which is the maximum amount that would have been payable under these Regulations had they not been amended by the Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, the Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, the Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and the Education (Student Loans) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008;”
6Amendment of the principal Regulations#
In paragraph (c) of regulation 4(7) (“excluded days” for the purpose of calculating average weekly working time), after “maternity” there shall be inserted “paternity, adoption or parental”.
(1)Regulation 6 (Amounts of loan) shall be amended as provided by paragraph (2).
(2)In paragraphs (1) to (4), for each of the figures in the first column, wherever it appears, substitute the corresponding figure in the second column below—
| First column (£) | Second column (£) |
|---|---|
| 1,215 | 1,245 |
| 1,940 | 1,990 |
| 1,655 | 1,695 |
| 2,665 | 2,730 |
| 1,575 | 1,615 |
| 2,155 | 2,210 |
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