The Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-related Benefits) Regulations 2002

Definitions

2.—(1) In the provisions specified in paragraph (2) below—

(a)in the definition of “access funds”, the word “or” at the end of paragraph (c) shall be omitted and after paragraph (d), there shall be added the following—

or

(e)Financial Contingency Funds made available by the National Assembly for Wales;;

(b)for the definition of “periods of experience”, there shall be substituted the following definition—

“periods of experience” means periods of work experience which form part of a sandwich course;;

(c)in the definition of “sandwich course”—

(i)for the words “Education (Student Support) Regulations 2000” there shall be substituted the words “ Education (Student Support) Regulations 2002 M1;

(ii)for the words “Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000” there shall be substituted the words “ Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 M2.

(2) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) above M3 (students: interpretation) are—

F1(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)regulation 61(1) of the Income Support Regulations.

(3) In the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations—

(a)in the definition of “sandwich course” in regulation 1(3) (interpretation)—

(i)for the words “Education (Student Support) Regulations 2000” there shall be substituted the words “ Education (Student Support) Regulations 2002 ”;

(ii)for the words “Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000” there shall be substituted the words “ Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 ”;

(b)in regulation 130 (students: interpretation)—

(i)in the definition of “access funds”, the word “or” at the end of paragraph (c) shall be omitted and after paragraph (d), there shall be added the following—

or

(c)Financial Contingency Funds made available by the National Assembly for Wales;;

(ii)for the definition of “periods of experience”, there shall be substituted the following definition—

“periods of experience” means periods of work experience which form part of a sandwich course;.