Regulation 5 Amendment of Students' Allowances Regulations

(1)

The Students' Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1999^f1 shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1)–

(a)

omit the definition of “EEA Agreement”;

(b)

in the definition of “EEA migrant worker”–

(i)

after “EEA State” in the first place where it occurs insert “or Switzerland”; and

(ii)

in sub paragraph (a) for “by the EEA Agreement)” substitute “) or the Switzerland Agreement”;

(c)

for the definition of “EEA State” substitute ““EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein;”;

(d)

in the definition of “European Economic Area” for “the EEA Agreement comes into force in relation to them” substitute “they became EEA States”;

(e)

at the end of the definition of “relevant day” for “course.” substitute “course; and”; and

(f)

after that definition insert–

““Switzerland Agreement” means the Agreement between the European Community and its member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the Free Movement of Persons signed at Luxembourg on 21st June 1999 and which came into force on 1st June 2002.”.

(3)

In Schedule 1–

(a)

in paragraph 2–

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a)–

(aa)

for “by the EEA Agreement)” substitute “) or Article 9(3) of Annex I to the Switzerland Agreement,”; and

(bb)

for “subject of Article 7(2) and (3)” substitute “subject of either of those Articles”; and

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (b) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”;

(b)

in paragraph 3(a) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”;

(c)

in paragraph 4(a)–

(i)

after “Council Regulation” insert “or Article 3(6) of Annex I to the Switzerland Agreement,”; and

(ii)

for “subject of Article 12” substitute “subject of either of those Articles”;

(d)

in paragraph 4(b) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”; and

(e)

in paragraph 7(b) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”.

(4)

In paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 for “either the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area” substitute “the United Kingdom, the European Economic Area or Switzerland”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1999/1131, amended by S.S.I. 2001/229.