Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998
These Regulations, which come into operation on 1st September 1998, are the first Regulations made under the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (“the Order”). They provide for loans for maintenance for eligible students attending designated courses of higher education beginning on or after 1st September 1998. Means tested grants for maintenance and fees for such courses will be made by the education and library boards under the Students Awards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 until 1st September 1999, when a replacement for these Regulations will provide for such grants for fees as well as loans for maintenance.