Amendment of the Students’ Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 2007

30.—(1) Schedule 2 (ordinary residence) is amended as follows—

(2) In paragraph 1(1)—

(a) for “8(b)” substitute “8(1)(b)”; and

(b) for “for the time being” substitute “temporarily”.

(3) In paragraph 2—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i) for “8(c)” substitute “8(1)(c)”; and

(ii) after the words “(in this paragraph, “the specified period”)” omit “specified period”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2) omit paragraph (a);

(c) in sub-paragraph (3) omit “, unless that person is treated as ordinarily resident by virtue of sub-paragraph (5)”; and

(d) in sub-paragraph (5) for “for the time being” substitute “temporarily”.

(4) In paragraph 3—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(c) omit “or” and insert—

“(ca) had the care of a person under the age of 18 years who was wholly or mainly financially dependent on them; or”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i) at the end of paragraph (d) insert “or”;

(ii) in paragraph (e) for “a Scottish Studentship” substitute “an advance postgraduate award”; and

(iii) after paragraph (e) omit from the word “or” to the end.