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'(1) A condition under this section requires the governing body of the relevant institution—
(a) to secure that, in respect of any qualifying course, no fees are payable to any relevant institution by any qualifying person, and
(b) to comply with the general provisions of any English approved plan that is in force in relation to the institution during any part of the grant period during which it is in force.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a) an academic year which begins at the same time as the grant period is to be taken to begin during the grant period, and
(b) an academic year which begins with the day on which an English approved plan comes into force is to be taken to begin at a time when the plan is in force.
(3) A condition under this section must provide, in the event of a failure by the governing body to comply with the requirement specified in subsection (1), for the imposition by the funding body on the governing body of any financial requirements determined by the funding body in accordance with principles specified by the Secretary of State in the condition under section 22.
(4) Any financial requirements imposed by virtue of subsection (3) must relate to one or more of the following—:
(a) the repayment, with or without interest, of the whole or any part of any sums received by the governing body in respect of the grant, loan or other payment in question,
(b) the withdrawal or reduction of any amount that has been awarded but not yet paid in respect of the grant, loan or other payment in question, or
(c) the refusal to award (or to award to the extent expected) any other grant, loan or other payment under section 65 of the 1992 Act or (as the case may be) section 5 of the 1994 Act in respect of the grant period or any subsequent period.
(5) In this section—
"academic year", in relation to a course, means an academic year applicable to the course;
"funding body" has the same meaning as in section 22;
"the grant period" means the period in respect of which the grants, loans, or other payments to which the relevant condition under section 22 relates are made;
"prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;
"qualifying course" means a course of any description prescribed for the purposes of this section;
"qualifying person" means a person falling within any class of persons prescribed for the purposes of this section;
"relevant institution" has the same meaning as in section 22.'.
New clause 9—Condition that may be required to be imposed by Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (No. 2)—
'(1) A condition under this section requires the governing body of the relevant institution—
(a) to secure that, in respect of any qualifying course, no fees are payable to any relevant institution by any qualifying person, and
(b) to comply with the general provisions of any Welsh approved plan that is in force in relation to the institution during any part of the grant period during which it is in force.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a) an academic year which begins at the same time as the grant period is to be taken to begin during the grant period, and
(b) an academic year which begins with the day on which a Welsh approved plan comes into force is to be taken to begin at a time when the plan is in force.
(3) A condition under this section must provide, in the event of a failure of the governing body to comply with any of the requirements specified in subsection (1), for the imposition by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales on the governing body of financial requirements determined by the Council in accordance with principles specified by the Assembly in the condition under section 25.
(4) Any financial requirements imposed by virtue of subsection (3) must relate to one or more of the following—
(a) the repayment, with or without interest, of the whole or any part of any sums received by the governing body in respect of the grant, loan or other payment in question,
(b) the withdrawal or reduction of any amount that has been awarded but not yet paid in respect of the grant, loan or other payment in question, or
(c) the refusal to award (or to award to the extent expected) any other grant, loan or other payment under section 65 of the 1992 Act or (as the case may be) section 5 of the 1994 Act in respect of the grant period or any subsequent period.
(5) In this section—
"academic year", in relation to a course, means an academic year applicable to the course;
"the grant period" means the period in respect of which the grants, loans, or other payments to which the relevant condition under section 25 relates are made;
"prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made by the Assembly;
"qualifying course" means a course of any description prescribed for the purposes of this section;
"qualifying person" means a person falling within any class of persons prescribed for the purposes of this section;
"relevant institution" has the same meaning as in section 25.'.
New clause 10— Access to student loans—
'In determining eligibility for student loans age may not be taken into account.'.
New clause 12—Fee repayments for graduates employed in public sector professions—
'The Secretary of State shall make provision for fee repayments to be met out of public funds for graduates employed as—
(a) teachers in state maintained schools,
(b) public law enforcement officers,
(c) staff in the National Health Service,
(d) social workers by local authorities, and
(e) any other public sector worker specified by regulations who is required to have a graduate level qualification to enter that profession.'.
New clause 13'Repayment of student loans through voluntary service or prescribed employment—
'(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations allowing any borrower to repay any student loan, in whole or in part, through the performance of voluntary service or employment in a particular occupation.
(2) Any such regulations may prescribe the type of voluntary service or the occupations which are eligible for such repayment, and the minimum period for which the eligible service or employment is to be performed.
(3) Any such regulations may make different provision for different circumstances.
(4) Any such regulations shall be laid before Parliament at least two calendar months before they are due to take effect, and shall be subject to scrutiny in such form as both Houses of Parliament may prescribe.'.
New clause 17—Government interest rate and fee deferral—
'(1) All fees shall be deferred, to be repaid on an income contingent basis at a government rate of interest.
(2) A government rate of interest shall also be charged on all student loans.
(3) All monies raised from interest payments shall be used to finance loans to students, to be repaid on terms set out by the Secretary of State, which must take into account a student's personal and household financial circumstances.'.
New clause 19—Commencement of liability for repayment of loans—
'(1) The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000/944) are amended as follows.
(2) After regulation 11(1), there is inserted—
"(1A) A borrower shall not be liable to repay any of his student loan before the first day of the first year of assessment which falls more than fifteen years after the date on which his eligibility terminates under regulation 8 or 35 of the Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations 2002.".'.
New clause 20—Commencement of liability for repayment of loans (No. 2)—
'(1) The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000/944) are amended as follows.
(2) After regulation 11(1), there is inserted—
'(1A) A borrower shall not be liable to repay any of his student loan before the first day of the first year of assessment which falls more than ten years after the date on which his eligibility terminates under regulation 8 or 35 of the Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations 2002.".'.
New clause 21—Commencement of liability for repayment of loans (No. 3)—
'(1) The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000/944) are amended as follows.
(2) After regulation 11(1), there is inserted—
"(1A) A borrower shall not be liable to repay any of his student loan before the first day of the first year of assessment which falls more than five years after the date on which his eligibility terminates under regulation 8 or 35 of the Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations 2002.".'.
Amendment No. 128, in page 8, line 37, leave out clauses 22 to 27.
Amendment No. 129, in page 8, line 38, clause 22, leave out from beginning to 'a' in line 40 and insert
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