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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/152",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Fees and Awards) (Scotland) Regulations 2007",
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  "number": "3",
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  "text": "(1) A person who is an excepted candidate within the meaning of Schedule 2 shall be an excepted candidate within the meaning of this Schedule.\n(2) Subject to paragraph 4, a person who–\n(a) is a non UK EC national; or\n(b) a family member of such a national,\nshall be an excepted candidate if they satisfy the conditions mentioned in sub-paragraph (3).\n(3) The conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (2) are that–\n(a) that person has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland throughout the 3 year period immediately preceding, 1st August, 1st January, 1st April or 1st July closest to the beginning of the first term of their intended course; and\n(b) their 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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      "affecting": "ssi/2007/503",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Amendments in respect of Graduate Endowment, Student Fees and Support) (Scotland) Regulations 2007"
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      "affecting_title": "The Education (Amendments in respect of Graduate Endowment, Student Fees and Support) (Scotland) Regulations 2007"
    },
    {
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      "affecting": "ssi/2009/188",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Fees and Awards for EC Nationals and UK Returners) (Scotland) Regulations 2009"
    },
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "ssi/2012/72",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Fees, Awards and Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2012"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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