Regulation 13 Interpretation of Part 4I1

This regulation applies where an existing SSR Afghan scheme student (“S”) applies for support under the SSR 2012 in respect of a new academic year of a relevant course (the “current course”).

For the purposes of determining whether S’s status as an eligible student terminates before the first day of the academic year of the current course in respect of which S is applying for support(see regulation 4 of the SSR 2012), the SSR 2012 apply as if the amendments made by regulations 2(c), 3 and 4(a) of these Regulations had not been made.

In this regulation—

• “designated course” and “eligible student” have the meanings given in the SSR 2012;

• “existing SSR Afghan scheme student” means a student who the Secretary of State determined, by virtue of the student falling within paragraph (a)(ii) of the definition of “person granted leave under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme” in regulation 1(1) of the SSR 2012, or paragraph (a)(iv) of the definition of “person granted leave under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Scheme” in that regulation, to be a relevant student—

  1. (a)

     in connection with an application for support for an earlier academic year of the current course, or

  2. (b)

     in connection with an application for support for a relevant course from which the student’s status as an eligible student has been transferred to the current course;

     • “relevant course” means a designated course;

     • “relevant student” means an eligible student;

     • “the SSR 2012” means The Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012.”