The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

PART 4 AMENDMENTS TO THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS REGULATIONS

Amendment of regulation 3 of the European Institutions Regulations

22.  After the definition of “supplementary grants” in regulation 3 of the European Institutions Regulations, insert—

““Turkish worker” means a Turkish national who on the relevant date—

(a)

was ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands; and

(b)

was, or had been, lawfully employed in the United Kingdom.”

Amendment of regulation 8 of the European Institutions Regulations

23.  In regulation 8 of the European Institutions Regulations—

(a) in paragraph (3) for “paragraph (4)”, substitute “paragraphs (3A) and (4)”;

(b) after paragraph (3), insert—

“(3A) Subject to paragraph (4) where the applicant is the child of a Turkish worker, the application deadline is—

(a) 2nd July 2007, in the case of the Bologna Center;

(b) 15th June 2007, in the case of the College of Europe; and

(c) 1st July 2007, in the case of the European University Institute.”.

Amendment of regulation 9 of the European Institutions Regulations

24.  In regulation 9 of the European Institution Regulations—

(a) in paragraph (8) at the beginning, insert “subject to paragraph (8A),”;

(b) after paragraph (8), insert—

“(8A) The maximum number of eligible students specified for a European Institution in sub-paragraph (8) may be exceeded if, in the Secretary of State’s opinion, it is necessary to do so to allow a person falling within paragraph 12 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to qualify for support for a relevant academic year.

(8B) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (8A), “relevant academic year” means an academic year beginning on or after 1st September 2007 but on or before 31st August 2008.”;

(c) for paragraph (17), substitute—

“(17) The deadline for receipt of financial information is—

(a) where the eligible student falls within paragraph 12 of Part 2 of Schedule 1, 1st January 2008 or, in the case of grants payable under regulations 19(7) or 21(6), 1st August 2008;

(b) in any other case, 31st July 2007 or, in the case of grants payable under regulations 19(7) or 21(6), 28th February 2008.”.

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the European Institutions Regulations

25.  In Schedule 1 to the European Institutions Regulations—

(a) for paragraph 1(7), substitute—

“(7) For the purposes of this Schedule, a person is to be treated as ordinarily resident in England, the United Kingdom and Islands, the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland or the territory comprising the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Turkey if he would have been so resident but for the fact that—

(a) he;

(b) his spouse or civil partner;

(c) his parent; or

(d) in the case of a dependent direct relative in the ascending line, his child or child’s spouse or civil partner,

is or was temporarily employed outside the area in question.”;

(b) for paragraph 1(8), substitute—

“(8) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (7), temporary employment outside of England, the United Kingdom and Islands, the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland or the territory comprising the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Turkey includes—

(a) in the case of members of the regular naval, military or air forces of the Crown, any period which they serve outside the United Kingdom as members of such forces;

(b) in the case of members of the regular armed forces of an EEA State or Switzerland, any period which they serve outside of the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland as members of such forces; and

(c) in the case of members of the regular armed forces of Turkey, any period which they serve outside of the territory comprising the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Turkey as members of such forces.”;

(c) after paragraph 11, insert—

“Children of Turkish workers

12.   A person who—

(a) on the relevant date, was the child of a Turkish worker;

(b) was ordinarily resident in England on the relevant date; and

(c) has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Turkey throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course.”.