4. In regulation 109 (Support for distance learning courses) after paragraph (4B) insert—
“(4C) For the purposes of paragraph (4), a person (“A”) is to be treated as undertaking the designated distance learning course in Northern Ireland on the first day of the first academic year if on the first day of the first academic year A would have been so resident but for the fact that-
(a)A,
(b)A’s spouse or civil partner,
(c)A’s parent, or
(d)in the case of a dependent direct relative in the ascending line, A’s child or child’s spouse or civil partner,
is or was temporarily employed in England, Scotland or Wales as a member of the regular naval, military or air forces of the crown.”.