Regulation 6

at the end of the definition of “child” insert the words “and, in the case of a student in respect of whom the first academic year of the course (not being an end-on course) begins on or after 1st September 2000 and who falls within paragraph 3(1)(a) of Part II of Schedule 3, any child of his partner who is dependent on him”;

after the definition of “dependent” insert the following definition:

• ““partner” means a woman ordinarily living with a man student as his wife or a man ordinarily living with a woman student as her husband;”; and

for the definition of “spouse” substitute the following:

• ““spouse” includes, in the case of an eligible student in respect of whom the first academic year of the course (not being an end-on course) begins on or after 1st September 2000 and who falls within paragraph 3(1)(a) of Part II of Schedule 3, a partner. It does not include a spouse of an eligible student where they have ceased ordinarily to live together, in the case of a married student whether or not an order for their separation has been made by any court, or where the spouse is ordinarily living outside the United Kingdom and is not maintained by him.”.