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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/93",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Fees and Awards) (Scotland) Regulations 1997",
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  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Relevant connection with the United Kingdom and Islands",
  "text": "For the purposes of this Part a student has a relevant connection with the United Kingdom and Islands if–\n(a) he has been ordinarily resident there throughout the 3 year period immediately preceding 1st September, 1st January or 1st April closest to the beginning of the first term of the student’s course; and\n(b) his residence there during any part of that 3 year period has not been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education.",
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      "type": "added",
      "affecting": "uksi/1997/2008",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Fees and Awards) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1998/2324",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Fees and Awards) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998"
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    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "ssi/2006/323",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Graduate Endowment, Student Fees and Support) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006"
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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