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Paragraph 2 EU nationals etc. with protected rights who have been living in the UK and Islands for three yearsI1

Scotland

(1)

A person with protected rights who—

(a)

is an EU national or the family member of an EU national,

(b)

has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period of 3 years immediately preceding the relevant date, and

(c)

is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.

(2)

For the purposes of this paragraph—

F1(a)

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F2(b)

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(c)

in sub-paragraph (1)(a), the reference to a “family member of an EU national” is to be read as if a relevant person of Northern Ireland were included in the definition of “EU national” in regulation 2(1) (interpretation).

(3)

Where a person eligible under this paragraph is seeking a loan under regulation 11 (students eligible for student loans) in respect of a taught course leading to a postgraduate diploma or to a postgraduate masters degree, or a research course leading to a postgraduate masters degree, at an establishment in Scotland—

(a)

the requirement in sub-paragraph (1)(b) is to be read as a requirement to have been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, Islands, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area or Switzerland throughout the period of 3 years immediately preceding the relevant date, and

(b)

the requirement in sub-paragraph (1)(c) to be ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date does not apply.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(a) omitted (1.8.2023) by virtue of The Education (Fees and Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/362), regs. 1, 3(4)

F2

Sch. 1 para. 2(2)(b) omitted (1.8.2023) by virtue of The Education (Fees and Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/362), regs. 1, 3(4)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 1.8.2022, see reg. 1