The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1987

Other exceptions

13.—(1) An authority shall not be under a duty to bestow an award in respect of a person’s attendance at a course–

(a) upon a person who has not been ordinarily resident, throughout the three years preceding the first year of the course in question, in the British Islands or, in the case of such a person as is mentioned in regulation 9(2)(b) or (c), has not been so resident in the European Community;

(b) upon a person whose residence in the British Islands or, in the case of such a person as is mentioned in regulation 9(2)(b) or (c), in the European Community, has during any part of the period referred to in sub-paragraph (a) been wholly or mainly for the purposes of receiving full-time education; or

(c) upon a person who has, in the opinion of the authority, shown himself by his conduct to be unfitted to receive an award.

(2) Sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of a refugee, ordinarily resident in the British Islands, who has not ceased to be so ordinarily resident since he was recognised as a refugee or was granted asylum, or in the case of the spouse or child of such a refugee.