5. After the definition of “transitional award” in regulation 2(1) of the SSR 2006, there shall be inserted—
““Turkish worker” means a Turkish national who—
is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands; and
is, or has been, lawfully employed in the United Kingdom;”.
6. After regulation 9(2)(c) of the SSR 2006, there shall be inserted—
“(ca)the applicant is a person mentioned in paragraph 12 of Part 2 of Schedule 1, in which case the application must reach the Department by 11th April 2008 or within a period of nine months beginning with the first day of the academic year in respect of which it is submitted, whichever is the later,”.
7. After regulation 14(e) of the SSR 2006, there shall be inserted—
“(ea)the student becomes the child of a Turkish worker;”.
8. After regulation 37(8)(d) of the SSR 2006, there shall be inserted—
“(da)the student becomes the child of a Turkish worker;”.
9. In regulation 60 for “an accelerated course” in each place it occurs, there shall be substituted “an intensive course”.
10. After regulation 65 (2)(d) of the SSR 2006, there shall be inserted—
“(da)the student becomes the child of a Turkish worker;”
11. In regulation 85 of the SSR 2006—
(a)in paragraph (12) after “(f)”, there shall be inserted “, (fa)”;
(b)after paragraph 13(f), there shall be inserted—
“(fa)the student becomes the child of a Turkish worker;”.
12. After regulation 93(6)(a) of the SSR 2006, there shall be inserted—
“(aa)the applicant is a person mentioned in paragraph 12 of Part 2 of Schedule 1, in which case the application must reach the Department by 11th January 2008 or within a period of six months beginning with the first day of the academic year in respect of which it is submitted, whichever is the later;”.
13. After regulation 101(14)(d) of the SSR 2006, there shall be inserted—
“(da)the student becomes the child of a Turkish worker;”.
14. In Schedule 1 to the SSR 2006—
(a)for paragraph 1(4), there shall be substituted—
“(4) For the purposes of this Schedule, a person is to be treated as ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom and Islands, the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland or the territory comprising the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Turkey if he would have been so resident but for the fact that—
(a)he;
(b)his spouse or civil partner;
(c)his parent;
(d)in the case of a dependent direct relative in the ascending line, his child or his child’s spouse or civil partner,
is or was temporarily employed outside the area in question.”;
(b)for paragraph 1(5), there shall be substituted—
“(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4), temporary employment outside of Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom and Islands, the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland or the territory comprising the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Turkey includes—
(a)in the case of members of the regular naval, military or air forces of the Crown, any period which they serve outside the United Kingdom as members of such forces;
(b)in the case of members of the regular armed forces of an EEA State or Switzerland, any period which they serve outside of the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland as members of such forces; and
(c)in the case of members of the regular armed forces of Turkey, any period which they serve outside the territory comprising the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Turkey as members of such forces.”;
(c)after paragraph 11, there shall be added—
12. A person who—
(a)is the child of a Turkish worker;
(b)is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the first day of the first academic year of the course; and
(c)has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Turkey throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course.”.
15. After paragraph 11(d) of Schedule 5 to the SSR 2006, there shall be inserted—
“(da)the student becomes the child of a Turkish worker;”.