Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

8.—(1) The Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)–

(a) in paragraph (1) insert in the appropriate place–

““Turkish worker” means a Turkish national who–

(a)

is ordinarily resident in Scotland; and

(b)

is, or has been, lawfully employed in the United Kingdom”; and

(b) in paragraph (4), for “8(c) and 9(b)” substitute “8(c), 9(b) and 10(c)”.

(3) In Schedule 1 (eligible students)–

(a) in paragraph 4–

(i) omit sub-paragraph (1)(c); and

(ii) after sub-paragraph (2), insert–

“(3) Sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not apply where the person applying for support is a person falling within sub-paragraph (2)(a)(ii).”; and

(b) after paragraph 9 insert–

“10.   A person who–

(a) is the child of a Turkish worker;

(b) is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

(c) has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Turkey throughout the period of 3 years preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course.”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2007/154.