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PART 5 CONTRIBUTIONS

Student’s contribution

33.—(1) A College of Europe student or a European University Institute student’s contribution in respect of an academic year is the amount, if any, calculated under Schedule 3.

(2) For the purposes of the exercise of the Welsh Ministers' functions under these Regulations the Welsh Ministers may require a student to provide from time to time such information as they require in order to assess the student’s contribution.

Application of the student’s contribution

34.—(1) The contribution calculated in accordance with regulation 33 must be applied—

(a) in the case of a College of Europe student in accordance with regulation 35; and

(b) in the case of a European University Institute student in accordance with regulation 36.

35.—(1) In the case of a College of Europe student, the Welsh Ministers must apply the student’s contribution—

(a) first, to reduce the amount of grant for living costs calculated under regulation 20(3);

(b) second—

(i) in the case of a student who is eligible for the grant for dependants, to reduce in the following order—

(aa) the amount of any adult dependants' grant calculated in accordance with regulation 30

(bb) the amount of any parents' learning allowance calculated in accordance with regulation 30; and;

(cc) the amount of any grant for board and lodging calculated in accordance with regulation 20(4);

(ii) in any other case, to reduce the amount of grant for board and lodging calculated under regulation 20(4);

(c) third, to reduce the amount of grant for travel home calculated in accordance with regulation 20(5);

(d) fourth, to reduce the amount of grant for college travel calculated in accordance with regulation 20(6);

(e) fifth, subject to paragraph (2), to reduce the amount of grant for research travel calculated in accordance with regulation 20(7).

(2) Where the contribution available to reduce the amount of grant for research travel in accordance with paragraph (1)(e) exceeds the amount of that grant calculated under regulation 20(7), the amount of that grant payable to the student is nil.

36.—(1) In the case of a European University Institute student, the Welsh Ministers must apply the student’s contribution—

(a) first, to reduce the amount of grant for living costs calculated in accordance with regulation 22(3);

(b) second—

(i) in the case of a student who is eligible for the grant for dependants, to reduce in the following order—

(aa) the amount of any adult dependants' grant calculated in accordance with regulation 30;

(bb) the amount of any parents' learning allowance calculated in accordance with regulation 30; and

(cc) the amount of any grant for travel home calculated in accordance with regulation 22(4);

(ii) in any other case, to reduce the amount of grant for travel home calculated in accordance with regulation 22(4);

(c) third, to reduce the amount of grant for college travel calculated in accordance with regulation 22(5).

(d) fourth, subject to paragraph (2), to reduce the amount of grant for research travel calculated in accordance with regulation 22(6).

(2) Where the contribution available to reduce the amount of grant for research travel in accordance with paragraph (1)(d) exceeds the amount of that grant calculated under regulation 22(6), the amount of that grant payable to the student is nil.

PART 6 PAYMENTS

Payment of grant for fees

37.—(1) The Welsh Ministers must not pay the grant for fees for which a student qualifies until they have received a valid request for payment from the academic authority.

(2) The Welsh Ministers may make the payments of the grant for fees to the academic authority in such instalments and at such times as they consider appropriate.

Payment of grants for living and other costs and supplementary grants

38.—(1) The Welsh Ministers may pay the grants for living and other costs and the supplementary grants for which a student qualifies in such instalments and at such times as they consider appropriate.

(2) The Welsh Ministers may, if they consider it appropriate to do so, pay the grant payable under regulation 20(4) or regulation 22(3) to the relevant academic authority for the authority to pay the relevant grant on their behalf.

(3) Where a final assessment of the amount of grants for living and other costs or supplementary grants payable to a student cannot be made on the basis of the information provided by the student, the Welsh Ministers may make provisional payments of those grants pending the final assessment.

(4) The Welsh Ministers may, if they consider it appropriate to do so, make a payment of disabled students' allowance before the start of the academic year in respect of which that payment is due.

(5) Where the circumstances in regulation 15(a) or regulation 15(c) apply, the Welsh Ministers must not make any payments of support to a student after the date on which he or she stops attending his or her course unless they consider it appropriate to do so taking into account the circumstances of the student’s case.

(6) The Welsh Ministers must not make any payments of support to a student who is absent from the course—

(a) for more than 60 days due to illness; or

(b) for any period for any other reason,

unless they consider that it is appropriate to do so taking into account the circumstances of the student’s case.

Overpayments

39.—(1) The Welsh Ministers may recover any overpayment of grant for fees from the academic authority.

(2) An eligible student must, if required to do so by the Welsh Ministers, repay any amount paid to that student under Part 4 which for whatever reason exceeds the amount of support to which he or she is entitled under Part 4.