The Agriculture (Student Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

EU nationals

22.—(1) A person who—

(a) is either—

(i) an EU national on the course start date; or

(ii) a family member of such a person;

(b) is undertaking a higher education course in Northern Ireland;

(c) subject to sub-paragraph (2), has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the overseas territories throughout the three-year period preceding the course start date; and

(d) subject to sub-paragraph (3), whose ordinary residence in the relevant territory has not during any part of the period referred to in paragraph (c) been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education.

(2) Paragraph (c) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a family member of a person who—

(a) is—

(i) a United Kingdom national who has exercised a right to reside in the territory of a Member State under Article 7(1) of Directive 2004/38; or

(ii) an EU national; and

(b) has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the overseas territories throughout the three-year period preceding the course start date.

(3) Paragraph (d) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who is treated as being ordinarily resident in the relevant territory in accordance with paragraph 2.

(4) Any description of person who would have fallen within this paragraph immediately before IP completion day is to be treated as falling within this paragraph on and after IP completion day.