sec.103Requirement to decide whether qualification is equivalent to QCE

sec.103 Requirement to decide whether qualification is equivalent to QCE

This section applies if— a student account is opened for a person; and the authority has been notified, under section 51 (3) of the Act , that the person has been issued with, or become eligible for the issue of, a qualification, other than an equivalent qualification, issued or to be issued in another country. The authority must, within 28 days after the relevant day, decide under section 102 whether the qualification is equivalent to the QCE. If the authority decides the qualification is equivalent to the QCE, the authority must give the person an information notice for the decision. If the authority decides the qualification is not equivalent to the QCE, the authority must give the person notice of the decision. If the authority does not decide whether the qualification is equivalent to the QCE within 28 days after the relevant day— the authority is taken to have decided that the qualification is not equivalent to the QCE; and the authority must give the person notice of the decision. If the authority decides the qualification is not equivalent to the QCE, the person does not become ineligible for the issue of a QCE only because the qualification later becomes an equivalent qualification. Subsection (6) applies despite section 100 (1) (b) (iii) . In this section— relevant day means— the day the authority received the notification mentioned in subsection (1) (b) ; or if the authority gives the person a notice under section 104 (1) — the last day of the period stated in the notice; or if the period is extended under section 104 (3) —the day to which the period is extended. (sec.103-ssec.1) This section applies if— a student account is opened for a person; and the authority has been notified, under section 51 (3) of the Act , that the person has been issued with, or become eligible for the issue of, a qualification, other than an equivalent qualification, issued or to be issued in another country. (sec.103-ssec.2) The authority must, within 28 days after the relevant day, decide under section 102 whether the qualification is equivalent to the QCE. (sec.103-ssec.3) If the authority decides the qualification is equivalent to the QCE, the authority must give the person an information notice for the decision. (sec.103-ssec.4) If the authority decides the qualification is not equivalent to the QCE, the authority must give the person notice of the decision. (sec.103-ssec.5) If the authority does not decide whether the qualification is equivalent to the QCE within 28 days after the relevant day— the authority is taken to have decided that the qualification is not equivalent to the QCE; and the authority must give the person notice of the decision. (sec.103-ssec.6) If the authority decides the qualification is not equivalent to the QCE, the person does not become ineligible for the issue of a QCE only because the qualification later becomes an equivalent qualification. (sec.103-ssec.7) Subsection (6) applies despite section 100 (1) (b) (iii) . (sec.103-ssec.8) In this section— relevant day means— the day the authority received the notification mentioned in subsection (1) (b) ; or if the authority gives the person a notice under section 104 (1) — the last day of the period stated in the notice; or if the period is extended under section 104 (3) —the day to which the period is extended.