The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2023

PART 3 Amendments to the Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2015

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

5.  The Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2015(1) are amended in accordance with this Part.

CHAPTER 2 Amendments to the definitions of “overseas territories” and “specified British overseas territories”

6.  In the Schedule, in paragraph 1(1)—

(a) in the definition of “overseas territories”—

(i) omit “British Virgin Islands;”;

(ii) for “St Helena and Dependencies (Ascension Island and Tristan de Cunha)” substitute “St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha”;

(iii) after “Turks and Caicos Islands” insert “; Virgin Islands; ”;

(b) in the definition of “specified British overseas territories”—

(i) omit “British Virgin Islands;”;

(ii) for “St Helena and Dependencies (Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha)” substitute “St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha”;

(iii) for “and Turks and Caicos Islands” substitute “Turks and Caicos Islands; and Virgin Islands”.

CHAPTER 3 Amendments to the definition of “person granted leave to enter or remain as a protected person”

7.  In the Schedule, in paragraph 1(1), in the definition of “person granted leave to enter or remain as a protected person”—

(a) for paragraph (e) substitute—

“(e) indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom under paragraph 276BA2 of the immigration rules or indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom under paragraph 276BS2 of the immigration rules;”;

(b) after paragraph (e) insert—

“(ea) leave to enter or indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom under paragraph 276BJ2 or 276BO2 of the immigration rules or paragraph ARAP 16.1 of Appendix Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy of the immigration rules;

(eb) indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom under paragraph ARAP 6.1 of Appendix Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy of the immigration rules or indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom under paragraph ARAP 6.2 of that Appendix of the immigration rules;”.

(1)

S.I. 2015/1484 (W. 163), relevant amendments are S.I. 2020/1302 (W. 287), S.I. 2021/481 (W. 148) and S.I. 2022/79 (W. 28). There are other amending instruments but none are relevant.