The Education (Fees and Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2018

Amendment of the Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 2007

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3.  After paragraph 6B of schedule 1 (persons eligible for bursaries) of the Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 2007(1), insert—

“6C.  A person who—

(a)(i)is an Afghan national who has been granted limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme operated by the Home Department;

(ii)has been ordinarily resident in the British Islands at all times since that person was first granted such limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom; and

(iii)is ordinarily resident in the area of the education authority on the qualifying day, or seeks a bursary in respect of a course of education at an educational establishment in the area of the education authority; or

(b)is the spouse, civil partner or child of a person of the kind described in sub-paragraph (a) and who meets the residence requirement specified in sub-paragraph (a)(iii).

6D.  A person who—

(a)(i)has been granted limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a stateless person under the immigration rules operated by the Home Department;

(ii)has been ordinarily resident in the British Islands at all times since that person was first granted such limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom; and

(iii)is ordinarily resident in the area of the education authority on the qualifying day, or seeks a bursary in respect of a course of education at an educational establishment in the area of the education authority; or

(b)is the spouse, civil partner or child of a person of the kind described in sub-paragraph (a) and who meets the residence requirement specified in sub-paragraph (a)(iii).”.