Regulation 3 Amendment of the Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 2007

After paragraph 6B of schedule 1 (persons eligible for bursaries) of the Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 2007^f1, insert—

“6C

A person who—

(a)

(i)

is an Afghan national who has been granted limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme operated by the Home Department;

(ii)

has been ordinarily resident in the British Islands at all times since that person was first granted such limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom; and

(iii)

is ordinarily resident in the area of the education authority on the qualifying day, or seeks a bursary in respect of a course of education at an educational establishment in the area of the education authority; or

(b)

is the spouse, civil partner or child of a person of the kind described in sub-paragraph (a) and who meets the residence requirement specified in sub-paragraph (a)(iii).

6D

A person who—

(a)

(i)

has been granted limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a stateless person under the immigration rules operated by the Home Department;

(ii)

has been ordinarily resident in the British Islands at all times since that person was first granted such limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom; and

(iii)

is ordinarily resident in the area of the education authority on the qualifying day, or seeks a bursary in respect of a course of education at an educational establishment in the area of the education authority; or

(b)

is the spouse, civil partner or child of a person of the kind described in sub-paragraph (a) and who meets the residence requirement specified in sub-paragraph (a)(iii).”.