The Education (Fees and Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 No. 180

Amendment of the Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 2007

7.  For paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 1 (persons eligible for bursaries) of the Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 2007(1), substitute—

“(c) is—

(i) settled in the United Kingdom within the meaning given by section 33(2A) of the Immigration Act 1971 on the relevant date;

(ii) under the age of 18 and has lived in the United Kingdom throughout the seven-year period preceding the relevant date; or

(iii) aged 18 years old or above and, preceding the relevant date, has lived in the United Kingdom throughout either half his or her life or a period of twenty years.”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2007/149, amended by S.S.I. 2007/503, 2009/188 and 309, 2012/72, 2013/80 and 2016/82.