# The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 23: Interpretation


(1) In this Schedule, any reference to a person's (“A's”) partner means–
(a) A's spouse or civil partner; or
(b) a person ordinarily living with A as if the person were A's spouse or civil partner.
(2) In this Schedule—
“applicable financial year” (“blwyddyn academaidd gymwys”) means the financial year determined in accordance with paragraph 16 or 22;
“current academic year” (“blwyddyn academaidd gyfredol”) means the academic year of the present course in respect of which the eligible student is applying for support;
“CY” (“BG”) means the financial year beginning immediately before the first day of the current academic year;
“financial year” (“blwyddyn ariannol”) means the period of twelve months in respect of which the income of a person is computed for the purposes of the income tax legislation which applies to it;
“PY” (“BF”) means the financial year immediately preceding CY;
“PY-1” (“BF-1”) means the financial year immediately preceding PY;
“pension arrangements order” (“gorchymyn trefniadau pensiwn”) means an order under which a person pays benefits under a pension arrangement to another person under—
(a)section 23 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 which includes provision made by virtue of section 25B(4) (and including such an order as it may have effect by virtue of section 25E(3) of that Act) , or
(b)Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 which includes provision made by virtue of Part 6 of that Schedule (and including such an order as it may have effect by virtue of Part 7 of that Schedule);
“public body” (“corff cyhoeddus”) means a state authority or agency whether national, regional or local.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2018/191/schedule/3/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-wales-regulations-2018/schedule-3/paragraph-23
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