NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 31/12

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
REGULATION 31/12

Student Financial Assistance Administration
Regulations (Amendment)
under the
Student Financial Assistance Act

(Filed April 24, 2012)

Under the authority of section 15 of the Student Financial Assistance Act, I make the following regulations.

Dated at St. John's, April 19, 2012.

Joan Burke
Department of Advanced Education and Skills

REGULATIONS

Analysis

NLR 106/03
as amended

1. (1) Subsection 3(1) of the Student Financial Assistance Administration Regulations is amended by

(a) striking out the word "and" at the end of paragraph (g);

(b) striking out the period at the end of paragraph (h) and substituting a semi-colon and the word "and"; and

(i) where the person was issued a student loan in respect of a period of study and all amounts due with respect to that loan have been paid in full or the person

(i) was granted repayment assistance under stage 2 under section 10 to 10.12 of the Student Financial Assistance Regulations in respect of the previous loan made under the Act, or

(ii) has a permanent disability and was granted repayment assistance under stage 2 under sections 10 to 10.12 of the Student Financial Assistance Regulations, in respect of the previous student loan made under the Act and at least 60 months has elapsed since he or she last was a qualifying student.

(2) Section 3 of the regulations is amended by adding immediately after subsection (1.2) the following:

(1.3) The minister shall not grant financial assistance to a person who, with respect to a student loan made under the Act, was granted forgiveness under section 12.01 of the Student Financial Assistance Regulations for a severe permanent disability as defined in subsection 12.01(1) of those regulations.

Commencement

2. These regulations are considered to have come into force on August 1, 2011.