The Education (Student Support) Regulations 1998
These Regulations, which come into force on 1st September 1998, are the first Regulations made under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998. 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 local education authorities under the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1998 until 1st September 1999, when it is intended that an expanded version of these Regulations will provide for grants for fees as well as loans for maintenance.