27. In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a)after the definition of “post-compulsory education award”, insert—
““specified British overseas territories” means Anguilla; Bermuda; British Antarctic Territory; British Indian Ocean Territory; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Montserrat; Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; St Helena and Dependencies (Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha); and Turks and Caicos Islands;”;
(b)in paragraph (4)—
(i)after “Islands”, insert “, the territory comprising the United Kingdom, the Islands and the Republic of Ireland”;
(ii)after “overseas territories”, the first time it appears, insert “, the territory comprising the United Kingdom, the Islands and the specified British overseas territories”;
(c)in paragraph (5), after sub-paragraph (a), insert—
“(aa)in the case of members of the regular armed forces of the Republic of Ireland, any period which they serve outside the territory comprising the United Kingdom, the Islands and the Republic of Ireland as members of such forces;”;
(d)in paragraph (6)—
(i)after “Islands”, insert “, the territory comprising the United Kingdom, the Islands and the Republic of Ireland”;
(ii)after “overseas territories”, insert “, the territory comprising the United Kingdom, the Islands and the specified British overseas territories”;
(e)omit paragraph (8).
Paragraphs (4), (5) and (6) were amended by S.I. 2020/1181. Paragraph (8) was inserted by S.I. 2007/2263.