Regulation 4 Student loans

in paragraphs 1 to 4 for the words “European Community” wherever they appear there shall be substituted the words “European Economic Area”;

in paragraph 2 after the word “Community” there shall be inserted the words “, as given effect by the EEA Agreement,”; and

in paragraph 5 there shall be inserted at the appropriate places in alphabetical order the following definitions—

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

• “European Economic Area” means the European Community and, subject to the conditions laid down in the EEA Agreement, the area comprised by the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and, from such date as the EEA Council, established by Article 89 of the EEA Agreement, determines that that Agreement shall enter into force as regards the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Principality of Liechtenstein;”.