Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Education (Scotland) Act 1980;

• “British Islands” means the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man;

• “EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992^f1 as adjusted by the Protocol thereto signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993^f2;

• “EEA State” means a state which is a contracting Party to the EEA Agreement;

• “bursary” means a bursary, scholarship or other allowance granted under section 49(1) or (2) of the Act;

• “employment” shall include the holding of any office and any occupation for gain, and “employed” shall be construed accordingly;

• “European Economic Area” means the area of the EEA States, and includes—

  1. (a)

     those States at any time before the EEA Agreement came into force in relation to them; and

  2. (b)

     as regards any time prior to the unification of the Federal Republic of Germany, the former German Democratic Republic;

• “national of a member state of the European Community” means a person who is a national for the purposes of the Community Treaties of any member state of the European Economic Community (including the United Kingdom) as constituted from time to time;

• “parent” is to be construed in accordance with the definition below of person’s child;

• “person’s child” includes a reference to a person adopted in pursuance of adoption proceedings, a stepchild, and an illegitimate child of whom the person concerned is the mother or in whose case the person has admitted paternity or has been adjudged the putative father;

• “qualification” includes authorisation, recognition, registration, enrolment, approval and certification;

• “qualifying day” in relation to a course of study for which a bursary is sought means—

  1. (a)

     as respects a course starting in the autumn term of any year, 30th June in that year;

  2. (b)

     as respects a course starting in the spring term of any year, 31st October in the year preceding that year; and

  3. (c)

     as respects a course starting in the summer term of any year, the last day of February in that year;

• “refugee” means a person who is recognised by Her Majesty’s Government as a refugee within the meaning of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951^f3 as extended by the Protocol thereto which entered into force on 4th October 1967^f4;

• “relevant date” in relation to a course of study for which a bursary is sought means—

  1. (a)

     as respects a course starting in the autumn term of any year, a reference to the earlier of 31st August in that year or the first day of that term;

  2. (b)

     as respects a course starting in the spring term of any year, a reference to the earlier of 31st December in the year preceding that year or the first day of that term; and

  3. (c)

     as respects a course starting in the summer term of any year, a reference to the earlier of 31st March in that year or the first day of that term.

In these Regulations, except where the context otherwise requires, any reference—