Condition relating to youth – full-time educationE+W+S
13.—(1) For the purposes of paragraph 4(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Act, a claimant is to be treated as receiving full-time education for any period during which the claimant—
(a)is at least 16 years old but under the age of 19; and
(b)attends a course of education for 21 hours or more a week.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), in calculating the number of hours a week during which a claimant attends a course, no account is to be taken of any instruction or tuition which is, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, not suitable for persons of the same age who do not have a disability.
(3) In determining the duration of a period of full-time education under paragraph (1) any temporary interruption of that education may be disregarded.
(4) A claimant who is 19 years of age or over is not to be treated for the purposes of paragraph 4(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Act as receiving full-time education.