Regulation 21

In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “person granted leave to enter or remain as a protected partner”—

(a)

in the words before paragraph (1), for “under any of the following provisions of the immigration rules” substitute “granted in any of the following cases”;

(b)

in paragraph (1), in the opening words, after “31 January 2024,” insert “under”;

(c)

in paragraph (2), in the opening words, after “31 January 2024,” insert “under”;

(d)

after paragraph (2) insert—

“(3)

in the case of a person granted leave to enter or remain on or after 5 October 2023 as a bereaved partner, under paragraph AF (GHK) 14.1 of Appendix Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veteran discharged before 1 July 1997 of the immigration rules;

(4)

in the case of a person granted leave to enter or remain before 5 October 2023, outside the immigration rules, on the basis that the person was a bereaved partner of a Gurkha discharged before 1 July 1997;”.