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These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Support) (2005 Regulations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 31st October 2005.
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In these Regulations—
 “the 2005 Regulations” means the Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.
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The 2005 Regulations shall be amended as provided by regulations 4 to 6.
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(1) Regulation 18 (Grants for Dependants — Childcare Grant) shall be amended as provided by paragraph (2).
(2) In paragraph (4)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£114.75” there shall be substituted “£148.75” and
(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£170” there shall be substituted “£255”.
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(1) In Schedule 2 (Eligible Students), paragraph 9 shall be amended as provided by paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) The words “or the child of such a national” shall be omitted.
(3) At the end of sub-paragraph (a) the word “and” shall be omitted
(4) After sub-paragraph (b) there shall be inserted—“
(c) who, where he is a national of the United Kingdom, has a right to be treated no less favourably than a national of another Member State by virtue of having exercised a Community right of free movement; and
(d) who, in a case where his ordinary residence referred to in sub-paragraph (b) was wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full time education, was ordinarily resident in the European Economic Area immediately prior to the period of ordinary residence referred to in sub-paragraph (b).”.
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(1) Schedule 5 (Financial Assessment) shall be amended as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In paragraph 5(3) the words “, as a result of some event beyond his control,” shall be omitted; and for “household income” there shall be substituted “parent’s income”.
(3) In paragraph 5(4), for “as a result of some event beyond his control” there shall be substituted “as a result of any event”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 10th October 2005.
Heather A Stevens
A senior officer of the
Department for Employment and Learning
