S.L. 605.6 Art. 12Forfeiture of the students’ maintenancegrants and refunds.

(1) Students whose progression in their course of studies, as assessed through periodical assessment procedures established by the relative educational institution, is deemed to be unsatisfactory, or who are not attending their course regularly, shall forfeit the right to receive the students’ maintenance grants or part thereof until such time the relative educational institution certifies that the students have resumed attending regularly and are making satisfactory progress.

(2) Students who resign, fail or do not abide by the course regulations shall be obliged to refund the initial yearly grant received for that course of studies and the one time grant received for degree courses if it be the case, or part thereof, in accordance with determined criteria established by the Board.

(3) Students who abandon the course without officially resigning shall be bound to reimburse to the Government all of the initial yearly grant, the one time grant received for that course of studies in case of degree courses and all the four (4) weekly payments, unless it is proved to the satisfaction of the Board that the student had discontinued to attend the course of studies at a determined date.

(4) Students who receive any amount which was not due to them as students’ maintenance grants shall be bound to repay the Government of Malta that amount as may be determined by the respective authorities:

Provided that the Board shall have the right to withhold any future maintenance grants for students who have pending established overpayments and who have not sought an agreement regarding reimbursement of overpayments with the Ministry for Education.

(5) Any action to be taken under this regulation shall be barred by a prescriptive period of five years.