Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “the Act” means the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996;

• “the 1971 Act^f1” means the Immigration Act 1971;

• “claim for asylum” means a claim made by a person that it would be contrary to the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Convention for him to be removed from or required to leave the United Kingdom;

• “Common Travel Area” means the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland collectively;

• “the Convention” means the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951^f2, as extended by Article 1(2) of the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees done at New York on 31st January 1967^f3;

• “full time course” means a course normally involving not less than 15 hours attendance a week in term time for the organised day-time study of a single subject or related subjects;

• “overseas student” means a person who is attending a full-time course at a specified education institution;

• “specified education institution” means—

  1. (a)

     a university or other institution within the higher education sector within the meaning given by section 91(5) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992^f4 or by section 56(2) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992^f5;

  2. (b)

     an institution within the further education sector within the meaning given by section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;

  3. (c)

     a college of further education in Scotland which is under the management of an education authority or which is managed by a board of management in terms of Part I of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992;

  4. (d)

     a central institution within the meaning of section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980^f6;

  5. (e)

     an institution which provides a course qualifying for funding under Part I of the Education Act 1994^f7.