The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019

198.  In Schedule 2, in paragraph 13 (interpretation)—

(a) the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1);

(b) in that sub-paragraph—

(i) omit the definitions of “EEA EFTA separation agreement”, “residence scheme immigration rules”, “right of permanent residence” and “Swiss citizens’ rights agreement”;

(ii) at the appropriate place insert—

““family member” (“aelod o deulu”) means (unless otherwise indicated) in relation to a person (“P”)—

(a)

P’s spouse or civil partner,

(b)

direct descendants of P or of P’s spouse or civil partner who are—

(i)

under the age of 21, or

(ii)

dependants of P or of P’s spouse or civil partner, or

(c)

in a case where P is—

(i)

an EU national who falls within Article 7(1)(b) of Directive 2004/38, or

(ii)

for the purposes of paragraph 8A, a relevant person of Northern Ireland who would fall within Article 7(1)(b) of Directive 2004/38 if that person were an EU national or solely an EU national,

dependent direct relatives in P’s ascending line or the ascending line of P’s spouse or civil partner;”;

““United Kingdom national” (“gwladolyn o’r Deyrnas Unedig”) has the meaning given by Article 2(d) of the EU withdrawal agreement.”;

(c) after that sub-paragraph insert—

“(2) For the purposes of this Schedule, a reference to a “Member State” or “State” in Article 7 of Directive 2004/38 is to be read as including the United Kingdom.”