Statutory Instruments with Clear Reports
23 June 2025
SL(6)618 – The Cancellation of Student Loans for Living Costs Liability (Wales) Regulations 2025
Procedure: Made Negative
These Regulations provide for up to £1,500 of a full-time undergraduate student’s living costs loan (also known as a maintenance loan) for academic year 2025/26 to be cancelled in certain circumstances.
The cancellation will take effect from the day after the date on which the student’s first loan repayment is received. It will not be in the form of a cash lump sum; rather the balance of an individual’s loan will be reduced by the appropriate amount the day after a borrower’s first repayment is made.
A student can only receive a partial cancellation once; they cannot receive a partial cancellation in respect of academic year 2025/26 if they have already received a cancellation in respect of any previous academic year. A student will not be entitled to a partial cancellation if there are any outstanding charges or penalties or they are in breach of their loan agreement or any regulations made under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998.
Parent Act: Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998
Date Made: 03 June 2025
Date Laid: 05 June 2025
Coming into force date: 01 August 2025
Statutory Instruments with Clear Reports
23 June 2025
Procedure: Affirmative
These Regulations amend the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”).
Section 79 and paragraph 6 of schedule 9 of the 2000 Act impose campaign expenditure limits for political parties who are registered with the Electoral Commission and who are contesting a Senedd general election. As a result of Senedd reform the limits no longer operate as intended and these regulations amend schedule 9 to vary them. The Electoral Commission has consented to that amendment. Section 72 and schedule 8 set out which types of expenses should be regarded as a campaign expenses, and therefore subject to the limit, and which types of expenses should not. These Regulations amend schedule 9 to provide that security related expenses are not subject to the limit. The Electoral Commission recommend this amendment.
Parent Act: Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024
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Coming into force date: 04 July 2025