The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 No. 929

PART 3 Corresponding amendments to other regulations

CHAPTER 4 Amendment of the Education (Postgraduate Master’s Degree Loans) Regulations 2016

SECTION 2 Citizens’ rights and residency criteria

Amendment to regulation 2

23.  In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “person with protected rights”—

(a) the existing text after “means—” is numbered as paragraph (1) of that definition;

(b) in that paragraph as so numbered, omit the terminal “or” after sub-paragraph (a)(iii), and after sub-paragraph (a)(iv), insert—

“(v) otherwise has rights deemed to apply by virtue of any citizens’ rights deeming provisions; or”;

(c) after that paragraph as so numbered, insert—

“(2) In paragraph (1)(a)(v) “citizens’ rights deeming provisions” means—

(a) Article 18(2) and (3) (issuance of residence documents) of the EU withdrawal agreement;

(b) Article 17(2) and (3) (issuance of residence documents) of the EEA EFTA separation agreement (as defined in section 39(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020); or

(c) Article 16(2) and (3) (issuance of residence documents) of the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement.”.