Legislation – The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

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Introduction

1 Title and commencement

2 Amendment of the Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019

Signature

Explanatory note

Amendment of the Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 20192.

(1)

The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 20193 are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2)

In regulation 10(1) (eligible students – exceptions), in exception 10—

(a)

after “does not apply where—” start a new line and insert the heading “Case 1”;

(b)

at the end of sub-paragraph (c) for the full-stop substitute “; or”;

(c)

at the end of exception 10 insert—

“Case 2

(a)

the first day of the first academic year of the course is on or after 1 September 2020; and

(b)

P is unable to be in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course for a reason related to coronavirus.”

(3)

In Schedule 1 (interpretation), in paragraph 3(1), at the appropriate place insert—

“coronavirus” (“coronafeirws”) means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);”.

(4)

In Schedule 4 (index of defined terms), in Table 3 at the appropriate place insert—

““coronavirus”

Schedule 1, paragraph 3(1)”