3.—(1) The Student Support (Scotland) Regulations 2022(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a)in paragraph (1), after the definition of “Citizens’ Rights Regulations” insert—
““college of further education” means an educational establishment at which further education is provided,”,
(b)in paragraph (3), after “Regulations” insert “, or as a consequence of any exceptional payment scheme operated by the Scottish Ministers under separate secondary legislation or on an extra statutory basis,”.
(3) In regulation 13 (designated courses for student loans), in paragraph (1)(d), omit from “, but in relation” to the end of that paragraph.
(4) In regulation 29 (exercise of power to grant an education maintenance allowance)—
(a)in paragraph (1), before “any person”, insert “or in respect of”,
(b)in paragraph (3)(a)—
(i)omit “full time”,
(ii)after head (iii), insert—
“or,
(iv)course of non-advanced education undertaken at a college of further education,”
(5) In schedule 1 (persons eligible for student support)—
(a)in paragraph 1 (persons who are settled in the United Kingdom or have long residence), in sub-paragraph (c), for heads (ii) to (v) substitute—
“(ii)a person (other than a person who has applied for refugee status) who has been informed in writing by a person acting under the authority of the Secretary of State for the Home Department that they have been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom and whose leave has not expired, or
(iii)the spouse, civil partner or child of a person described in heads (i) or (ii).”,
(b)in paragraph 14 (Ukrainian nationals), at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(b) after “Scotland” insert “on the relevant date”,
(c)in paragraph 22 (persons who are children of asylum seekers or young asylum seekers)—
(i)omit sub-paragraph (1)(c) and (e),
(ii)in sub-paragraph (1)(d) omit “which application must have been made prior to 1st December 2006,”.
S.S.I. 2022/157, as amended by S.S.I. 2022/362.