The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 No. 1349 (W. 243)

PART 6 Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018

CHAPTER 2 Family members of Afghan citizens

34.  In regulation 23F(1)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), after “(see Schedule 2, paragraph 2ZA)” insert “or the spouse, civil partner, child or stepchild of such a person”;

(b) for sub-paragraph (b), substitute—

“(b) as at the end of the day before the first day of the academic year in respect of which P is applying for support, the period for which—

(i) P, or

(ii) the person who, as a result of being a person with leave to enter or remain as a relevant Afghan citizen, caused P to be an eligible student,

is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted and no appeal is pending.”

35.  In each of regulations 80(2)(b)(ic) and 81(3)(b)(ic), at the end insert “or the spouse, civil partner, child or stepchild of such a person”.

36.  In Schedule 2, paragraph 2ZA, sub-paragraph (4)—

(a) in paragraph (ea)—

(i) omit sub-paragraph (ia);

(ii) after sub-paragraph (ii) insert “or”;

(iii) omit sub-paragraph (iv) and the “or” before it;

(b) in paragraph (g)(i)—

(i) omit “or” after paragraph (ab);

(ii) after paragraph (ac) insert—

“(ad) a person with leave to enter or remain as a relevant Afghan citizen, or”;

(c) in paragraph (g)(ii)—

(i) omit “or” after paragraph (aa);

(ii) after paragraph (ab) insert—

“or

(ac) a person with leave to enter or remain as a relevant Afghan citizen,”;

(d) in paragraph (h)—

(i) omit “or” after sub-paragraph (i);

(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (ii), for the full stop substitute “, or”;

(iii) after sub-paragraph (ii) insert—

“(iii) a person with leave to enter or remain as a relevant Afghan citizen.”

37.  In Schedule 4—

(a) in paragraph 13F(1)—

(i) in paragraph (a), after “(see Schedule 2, paragraph 2ZA)” insert “or the spouse, civil partner, child or stepchild of such a person”;

(ii) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) as at the end of the day before the first day of the academic year in respect of which P is applying for support, the period for which—

(i) P, or

(ii) the person who, as a result of being a person with leave to enter or remain as a relevant Afghan citizen, caused P to be an eligible student,

is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted and no appeal is pending.”;

(b) in paragraph 14(3)(b)(ic), at the end insert “or the spouse, civil partner, child or stepchild of such a person”.