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Amendment of Bursaries Regulations

3.—(1) The Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 1995(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)–

(a)omit the definition of “EEA Agreement”;

(b)in the definition of “EEA migrant worker”–

(i)after “EEA State” in the first place where it occurs insert “or Switzerland”; and

(ii)in sub paragraph (a) for “by the EEA Agreement)” substitute “) or the Switzerland Agreement”;

(c)for the definition of “EEA State” substitute ““EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein;”;

(d)for the definition of “European Economic Area” substitute ““European Economic Area” means the area of the EEA States, and includes those States at any time before they became EEA States;”;

(e)at the end of the definition of “relevant date” for “term.” substitute “term; and”; and

(f)after that definition insert–

“Switzerland Agreement” means the Agreement between the European Community and its member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the Free Movement of Persons signed at Luxembourg on 21st June 1999 and which came into force on 1st June 2002..

(3) In Schedule 1–

(a)in paragraph 2(a)–

(i)for “by the EEA Agreement)” substitute “) or Article 9(3) of Annex I to the Switzerland Agreement,”; and

(ii)for “subject of Article 7(2) and (3)” substitute “subject of either of those Articles”;

(b)in paragraph 2(b) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”;

(c)in paragraph 2A(a) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”;

(d)in paragraph 2B(a)–

(i)after “Council Regulation” insert “or Article 3(6) of Annex I to the Switzerland Agreement,”; and

(ii)for “subject of Article 12” substitute “subject of either of those Articles”;

(e)in paragraph 2B(b) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”; and

(f)in paragraph 4(b) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”.

(4) In Schedule 2–

(a)in paragraph 2(1) replace “either the British Islands or the European Economic Area.” with “the British Islands, the European Economic Area or Switzerland.”;

(b)in paragraph 2(2) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”; and

(c)in paragraph 2(3) after “British Islands”–

(i)in the first place where it occurs insert “, in Switzerland”; and

(ii)in each remaining place where it occurs insert “, Switzerland”.

(1)

S.I. 1995/1739, amended by S.I. 1997/1049.