# The Education (Fees and Awards) (Scotland) Regulations 2007, Paragraph 10


(1) Subject to paragraph 11, a person shall be an excepted candidate for the purposes of Part III if that person does not have the relevant connection with Scotland mentioned in regulation 9, by reason only that that person, their spouse or civil partner, or either of their parents, or, in the case of a dependant relative in the ascending line, their child or child’s spouse or civil partner, was temporarily either employed or studying outside Scotland.
(2) Subject to paragraph 11, a person shall be an excepted candidate if that person fails to satisfy the criteria specified in paragraph 2(b), 3(c), 4(d) or 8(c) by reason only that that person, or their spouse or civil partner, or either of their parents, or, in the case of a dependant relative in the ascending line, their child or child’s spouse or civil partner, was temporarily either employed or studying outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/152/schedule/2/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-fees-and-awards-scotland-regulations-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-10
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