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The Student Support (Scotland) Regulations 2022

S.S.I. 2022/157 · Made 4 May 2022 · Extends to Scotland

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Education

Made 4th May 2022

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 6th May 2022

Coming into force 1st August 2022

The Scottish Ministers, make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49(3), 73(f), 73B and 74(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980f1, and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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f1

1980 c. 44. Section 73(f) was amended by section 29(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30) (“the 1998 Act”) and section 3(2) of the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 6) (“the 2001 Act”). Section 73B was inserted by section 29(2) of the 1998 Act and was amended by section 3(3) of the 2001 Act, paragraph 149(a) and (b) of schedule 6 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), section 34(1) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3) and paragraph 8 of schedule 8 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 21). Section 74(1) was amended by paragraph 8(17) of schedule 10 of the Self Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 39). The functions of the Secretary of State, insofar as exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act (c. 46).

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: Allowances
  5. 3Persons eligible for allowances
  6. 4Amount of allowances
  7. 5Conditions and requirements of allowances
  8. 6Method of payment
  9. Part 3: Paramedic science, nursing and midwifery student allowances
  10. 7Persons eligible for allowance
  11. 8Amount of allowances
  12. 9Conditions and requirements of allowances
  13. 10Method of payment
  14. Part 4: Student loans
  15. 11Students eligible for student loans
  16. 12Students eligible for student loans for tuition fees for RUK institutions
  17. 13Designated courses for student loans
  18. 14Designated courses for student loans for tuition fees for RUK institutions
  19. 15Applications for loans
  20. 16Transfers of eligibility
  21. 17Termination of eligibility
  22. 18Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number
  23. 19Information
  24. 20Maximum amounts of loans
  25. 21Means Test
  26. 22Payment of loans
  27. 23Overpayments
  28. 24Interest
  29. 25Insolvency
  30. Part 5: Bursaries
  31. 26Exercise of power to grant a bursary
  32. 27Amount of bursaries
  33. 28Conditions of bursary
  34. Part 6: Education maintenance allowances
  35. 29Exercise of power to grant an education maintenance allowance
  36. 30Amount of education maintenance allowances
  37. 31Conditions of education maintenance allowance
  38. Part 7: Revocations
  39. 32Regulation 32
  40. Signature
  41. Schedule 1: PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR STUDENT SUPPORT
  42. Part 1: PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR TUITION FEE AND LIVING COST SUPPORT
  43. 1Persons with relevant connection with Scotland
  44. 2EU nationals etc. with protected rights who have been living in the UK and Islands for three years
  45. 3Irish nationals who are settled in the United Kingdom
  46. 4Family members of a relevant person of Northern Ireland
  47. 5Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
  48. 6Workers who benefitted from the Freedom of Movement for Workers Regulation—
  49. 7Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere
  50. 8Refugees
  51. 9Persons granted leave following on from refugee claim
  52. 10Iraqi nationals
  53. 11Syrian nationals
  54. 12Afghan nationals
  55. 13Relocated Afghan citizens
  56. 13AEvacuated or Assisted British nationals from Afghanistan
  57. 13BFemale Afghan students
  58. 14Ukrainian nationals
  59. 14AUnited Kingdom nationals from Ukraine
  60. 15Persons granted stateless leave
  61. 16Persons granted discretionary leave to remain as a victim of modern slavery
  62. 17Persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse
  63. 17AChildren of persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse
  64. 18Persons granted Calais leave
  65. 19Children of Swiss nationals
  66. 20Children of Turkish workers
  67. Part 2: PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR TUITION FEE SUPPORT ONLY
  68. 21EU nationals etc with protected rights who have not been living in the UK and Islands for 3 years
  69. 22Persons who are children of asylum seekers or young asylum seekers
  70. Schedule 2: PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR TUITION FEE LOAN ONLY
  71. 1United Kingdom nationals formerly resident in the EEA and Switzerland
  72. 2Residents of Ireland
  73. 3Residents of Gibraltar
  74. Schedule 3: ORDINARY RESIDENCE
  75. 1Ordinary residence on relevant date
  76. 2Ordinary residence for specified period: general and interpretation
  77. 3Ordinary residence for specified period: exclusion for education purposes
  78. 4Ordinary residence for specified period: length of residence requirements for dependent and independent students born in the relevant area
  79. 5Ordinary residence for specified period: temporary absence for employment or study
  80. Schedule 4: DESIGNATED COURSES
  81. Part 1: COURSES DESIGNATED FOR STUDENT LOANS AND STUDENT LOANS FOR TUITION FEES
  82. 1Paragraph 1
  83. 2Paragraph 2
  84. 3Paragraph 3
  85. 4Paragraph 4
  86. 5Paragraph 5
  87. 6Paragraph 6
  88. 7Paragraph 7
  89. 7AParagraph 7A
  90. 7BParagraph 7B
  91. 7CParagraph 7C
  92. Part 2: COURSES DESIGNATED FOR STUDENT LOANS ONLY
  93. 8Paragraph 8
  94. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  95. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  96. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  97. Schedule 5REVOCATIONS
  98. Explanatory note