The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Amendments to the 2009 Regulations

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

25.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)omit the definition of “grace period”;

(b)re-position the definition of “person with protected rights” in the appropriate place after the definition of “person with leave to enter or remain on the grounds of discretionary leave”;

(c)in the newly positioned definition of “person with protected rights”(1)—

(i)re-number the existing text after “means—” as paragraph (1) of the definition;

(ii)in that paragraph as so numbered, omit sub-paragraph (a)(iii);

(iii)after sub-paragraph (a)(iv), insert—

(v)otherwise has rights deemed to apply by virtue of any citizens’ rights deeming provisions; or;

(iv)after that paragraph as so numbered, insert—

(2) In paragraph (1)(a)(v), “citizens’ rights deeming provisions” means—

(a)Article 18(2) and (3) (issuance of residence documents) of the EU withdrawal agreement;

(b)Article 17(2) and (3) (issuance of residence documents) of the EEA EFTA separation agreement (as defined in section 39(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020(2)); or

(c)Article 16(2) and (3) (issuance of residence documents) of the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement..

(1)

Definition inserted by S.R. 2021 No. 85.