The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

EU nationals [F1 etc.] E+W

9.—(1) A person who—

(a) is either—

(i) an EU national on the first day of the first academic year of the course; or

(ii) a family member of a such a person;

(b) is—

(i) attending or undertaking a designated course F2 ... in England; or

(ii) undertaking [F3 an intensive course], designated part-time course or a designated postgraduate course in England;

(c) has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising [F4 the United Kingdom, Gibraltar,] the European Economic Area and Switzerland throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

(d) subject to sub-paragraph (2), whose ordinary residence in the territory comprising [F5 the United Kingdom, Gibraltar,] the European Economic Area and Switzerland has not during any part of the period referred to in paragraph (c) been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education.

(2) Paragraph (d) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who is treated as being ordinarily resident in the territory comprising [F6 the United Kingdom, Gibraltar,] the European Economic Area and Switzerland in accordance with paragraph 1(4).

(3) Where a state accedes to the EU after the first day of the first academic year of the course and a person is a national of that state or the family member of a national of that state, the requirement in paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (1) to be an EU national on the first day of the first academic year of the course is treated as being satisfied.

[F7 (4) Any description of person who would have been eligible under this paragraph immediately before IP completion day is to be eligible on and after IP completion day.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. 1 para. 9 heading inserted (1.3.2021) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/127), regs. 1(1), 25(9)

F2 Words in Sch. 1 para. 9(1)(b)(i) omitted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(5) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/137), regs. 1(2), 6(10)

F3 Words in Sch. 1 para. 9(1)(b) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2)(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/142), regs. 1(1), 32(2)

F4 Words in Sch. 1 para. 9(1)(c) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1181), regs. 1(3), 11(3)(e)(i)

F5 Words in Sch. 1 para. 9(1)(d) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1181), regs. 1(3), 11(3)(e)(i)

F6 Words in Sch. 1 para. 9(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1181), regs. 1(3), 11(3)(e)(i)

F7 Sch. 1 para. 9(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1181), regs. 1(3), 11(3)(e)(ii)