2003 No. 3280

EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Education (Student Fees and Support) (Switzerland) Regulations 2003

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by sections 1 and 2 of the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 19831 and sections 22, 42(6) and 43(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 19982, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and application1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Fees and Support) (Switzerland) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 8th January 2004.

2

Subject to paragraph (3) these Regulations apply to England and Wales.

3

Insofar as the amendments made by regulation 2(4) have effect for the purposes of regulations 5, 6, 6A, 6B and 7 of the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997 they apply to England only.

Amendment of Fees and Awards Regulations2

1

The Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 19973 shall be amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2—

a

in paragraph (1) at the end of the definition of “relevant date” replace “7.” with “7; and”;

b

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 19994 and which came into force on 1st June 2002.

c

in paragraph (4) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”; and

d

in paragraph (6) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland” and in sub-paragraph (a) after “EEA Agreement” insert “, or the Switzerland Agreement”.

3

In regulation 8(2)(c) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”.

4

In the Schedule—

a

in paragraph 6 after “EEA migrant worker” insert “and”;

b

in paragraph 6(a)—

i

after “EEA Agreement,” insert “or Article 9(3) of Annex I to the Switzerland Agreement,”, and

ii

replace “subject of Article 7(2) and (3)” with “subject of either of those Articles”;

c

in paragraph 8(1)(a)—

i

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

ii

replace “subject of Article 12” with “subject of either of those Articles”; and

d

in paragraph 9(a) and (b) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”.

Amendment of Disabled Postgraduate Students Regulations3

1

The Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) Regulations 20005 shall be amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2—

a

in paragraph (1) at the end of the definition of “Research Council or similar body” replace “(7).” with “(7); and”;

b

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.

c

in paragraph (3) after “European Economic Area” insert in both instances “or Switzerland”; and

d

in paragraph (5) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland” and in sub-paragraph (a) after “EEA Agreement” insert “, or the Switzerland Agreement”.

3

In the Schedule—

a

in paragraph 4 after “EEA migrant worker” insert “and”;

b

in paragraph 4(a)—

i

after “EEA Agreement” insert “or Article 9(3) of Annex I to the Switzerland Agreement”, and

ii

replace “subject of Article 7(2) and (3)” with “subject of either of those Articles”;

c

in paragraph 6(1)(a)—

i

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

ii

replace “subject of Article 12” with “subject of either of those Articles”; and

d

in paragraph 7(b) and (c) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”.

Amendment of Student Support (No. 2) Regulations4

1

The Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations 20026 shall be amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2—

a

in paragraph (1) after the definition of “support” 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;

b

in paragraph (3) after “European Economic Area” insert in both instances “or Switzerland”; and

c

in paragraph (5) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland” and in sub-paragraph (a) after “EEA Agreement” insert “, or the Switzerland Agreement”.

3

In Schedule 1—

a

in paragraph 4 after “EEA migrant worker” insert “and”;

b

in paragraph 4(a)—

i

after “EEA Agreement” insert “or Article 9(3) of Annex I to the Switzerland Agreement”, and

ii

replace “subject of Article 7(2) and (3)” with “subject of either of those Articles”;

c

in paragraph 6(1)(a)—

i

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

ii

replace “subject of Article 12” with “subject of either of those Articles”; and

d

in paragraph 8(b) and (c) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”.

Alan JohnsonMinister of State,Department for Education and Skills

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the regulations listed in the table below to treat Swiss migrant workers and their spouses and children on the same basis as EEA migrant workers. These amendments are consequential on 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. These Regulations also amend the regulations listed in the table below to include Switzerland in the area within which an EC national, or the child of an EC national, can meet the ordinary residence requirement.

Amended regulations

Amendments

Regulation of these Regulations

Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997

Regulations 2(1), (4) and (6) and 8(2)(c) and paragraphs 6, 6(a), 8(1)(a) and 9(a) and (b) of the Schedule

Regulation 2

Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) Regulations 2000

Regulation 2(1), (3) and (5) and paragraphs 4, 4(a), 6(1)(a) and 7(b) and (c) of the Schedule

Regulation 3

Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations 2002

Regulation 2(1), (3) and (5) and paragraphs 4, 4(a), 6(1)(a) and 8(b) and (c) of Schedule 1

Regulation 4