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In the Schedule—
a
in paragraph 1(1) (interpretation: general), after the definition of “overseas territories”, insert—
“parent” means a parent, guardian or any other person having parental responsibility for a child, and “child” is to be construed accordingly;
“person granted stateless leave” means a person who—
a
has extant leave to remain as a stateless person under the immigration rules (within the meaning given in section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971); and
b
has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and the Islands throughout the period since the person was granted such leave;
b
in paragraph 2(5) (interpretation: ordinarily resident) omit paragraph (a);
c
in paragraph 3(1) (persons who are settled in the United Kingdom), before the first reference to “academic year” insert “
first
”
;
d
after paragraph 5, insert—
Persons granted stateless leave and their family members5A
1
A person granted stateless leave who—
a
is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom on the first day of the first academic year of the course; and
b
has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and the Islands throughout the three-year period preceding that date.
2
A person—
a
who—
i
is the spouse or civil partner of a person granted stateless leave; and
ii
on the leave application date, was the spouse or civil partner of the person granted stateless leave;
b
who is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom on the first day of the first academic year of the course; and
c
who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and the Islands throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course.
3
A person—
a
who—
i
is the child of a person granted stateless leave or the child of the spouse or civil partner of a person granted stateless leave; and
ii
on the leave application date, was the child of the person granted stateless leave or the child of a person who, on the leave application date, was the spouse or civil partner of the person granted stateless leave;
b
who was under 18 years of age on the leave application date;
c
who is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom on the first day of the first academic year of the course; and
d
who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and the Islands throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course.
4
In this paragraph, “leave application date” means the date on which the person granted stateless leave made an application to remain in the United Kingdom as a stateless person under the immigration rules (within the meaning given in section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971).
e
in paragraph 10(3) (EU nationals), for the phrase “resident territory”, substitute “
relevant territory
”
.