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  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph 5, a person shall be an excepted candidate–\n(a) for the purposes of Part III if he does not have the relevant connection with Scotland mentioned in regulation 9,\n(b) for the purposes of Part IV if he does not have the relevant connection with England mentioned in regulation 12,\nby reason only that–\n(i) he, his spouse or his parent was temporarily employed outside Scotland or England, as the case may be; or\n(ii) he or his spouse was temporarily receiving full-time education outside Scotland or England, as the case may be.\n(2) Subject to paragraph 5, a person shall be an excepted candidate if he fails to satisfy the criterion specified in paragraph 2(2)(a) by reason only that–\n(a) he, his spouse or his parent was temporarily employed outside the European Economic Area; or\n(b) he or his spouse was temporarily receiving full-time education outside the European Economic Area.",
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