Regulation 17 Amendment of regulation 25 of the Departure Direction RegulationsI1

Regulation 25 of the Departure Direction Regulations (life-style inconsistent with declared income) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

In paragraph (1), the word “maintenance” shall be omitted.

For paragraph (2), there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply where the Secretary of State is satisfied that the life-style of the non-applicant is paid for—

(a)

out of capital belonging to him; or

(b)

by his partner, unless the non-applicant is able to influence or control the amount of income received by that partner.”.

In paragraph (3), for “(2)(b)(ii)” there shall be substituted “(2)(b)”.