16 Circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as receiving full-time education
1 This regulation applies for the purposes of section 30A(7) (circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as receiving full-time education).
Subsection (7) was added by Article 61(5) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999
2 A person shall be treated as receiving full-time education for any period during which—
(a) he is aged 16 or over but under the age of 19; and
(b) he attends a course of education for 21 hours or more a week.
3 For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), in calculating the number of hours a week during which a person attends a course, no account shall be taken of any instruction or tuition which is not suitable for persons of the same age and sex who do not suffer from a physical or mental disability.
4 In determining the duration of a period of full-time education under paragraph (2), any temporary interruption of that education may be disregarded.
5 A person who is aged 19 or over shall not be treated for the purposes of section 30A(2A)(e) as receiving full-time education notwithstanding he is undergoing full-time education.