The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Meaning of educationN.I.

14.—(1) Subject to regulations 15 and 16, for the purposes of paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act, “education” means a course of study to which paragraph (2) applies which is being undertaken at an educational establishment.

(2) This paragraph applies to a course of study which is—

(a)a full-time course of study, whether or not a grant is made for attending or undertaking it; or

(b)a sandwich course within the meaning of regulation 2(8) of the Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007(1), regulation 2(9) of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2008(2) or regulation 4(2) of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007(3).

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 14 in operation at 27.10.2008, see reg. 1(1)