18.—(1) A student is an excepted student if that student—
(a)is the child of an asylum seeker or is a young asylum seeker,
(b)is resident in Scotland on the relevant date, [F1and]
(c)was under 18 years old on the date when the application for asylum was made, F2...
F3(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) In this paragraph—
“child of an asylum seeker” means a person who is the child of an asylum seeker as defined in section 18 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002(1), and
“young asylum seeker” means an unaccompanied asylum-seeker who is under the age of 18.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in sch. 1 para. 18(1)(b) inserted (1.8.2023) by The Education (Fees and Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/142), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)(i)
F2Words in sch. 1 para. 18(1)(c) omitted (1.8.2023) by virtue of The Education (Fees and Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/142), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)(ii)
F3Sch. 1 para. 18(1)(d) omitted (1.8.2023) by virtue of The Education (Fees and Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/142), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)(iii)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 18 in force at 1.8.2022, see reg. 1(1)