The Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997

Postgraduate agricultural studentships

7.—(1) It shall be lawful for the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the Secretary of State for Wales to adopt rules of eligibility for awards made by him under section 2(3) of the Board of Agriculture Act 1889(1) which confine eligibility—

(a) in the case of fees awards to the persons who—

(i) would be mentioned in paragraph 1 of the Schedule if the reference to “the United Kingdom and Islands” in paragraph 9 thereof were a reference to “the United Kingdom”, and

(ii) are British citizens or who otherwise enjoy in the United Kingdom the status of a Commonwealth citizen,

and to the persons mentioned in paragraphs 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Schedule, and

(b) in the case of maintenance awards to the persons who would be mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) if the reference to paragraph 5 of the Schedule were deleted.

(2) It shall also be lawful for the Minister or the Secretary of State to adopt rules of eligibility which confine eligibility to the persons who would be mentioned in paragraph (1) if the reference to paragraph 2 of the Schedule were deleted or if regulation 2(4) or (5) did not apply to the interpretation of the Schedule.

(3) For the purposes of the application of this regulation a reference in the Schedule to “relevant date” is a reference to the date of an application for an award.

(1)

1889 c. 30.