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PART 6E+WAmendments to the Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018

CHAPTER 1E+WIntroduction

17.  The Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018(1) are amended in accordance with this Part.E+W

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 17 in force at 6.7.2023, see reg. 1(2)

CHAPTER 2E+WAmendments to the definitions of “overseas territories” and “specified British overseas territories”

18.  In Schedule 1, in paragraph 1(1)—E+W

(a)in the definition of “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)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”.

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 18 in force at 6.7.2023, see reg. 1(2)

CHAPTER 3E+WAmendments to the definition of “person with leave to enter or remain as a relevant Afghan citizen”

19.  In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “person with leave to enter or remain as a relevant Afghan citizen”—E+W

(a)for paragraph (a) substitute—

(a)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 (a) insert—

(aa)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;

(ab)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;.

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 19 in force at 6.7.2023, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

S.I. 2018/656 (W. 124), relevant amendments are S.I. 2022/403 (W. 100) and S.I. 2023/87 (W. 17). There are other amending instruments but none are relevant.