
2019 No. 1192 (W. 209)
Education, Wales
The Education (Student Finance) (Amendments to Student Eligibility) (Wales) Regulations 2019
Made 15 August 2019
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 16 August 2019
Coming into force 9 September 2019
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State under sections 1 and 2 of the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983 and sections 22 and 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 and now exercisable by them and powers conferred on them under section 5(5)(b) of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 make the following Regulations:
Title and commencement
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(1) The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Finance) (Amendments to Student Eligibility) (Wales) Regulations 2019.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 9 September 2019.
Amendments to the Education (Fees and Awards) (Wales) Regulations 2007
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(1) The Education (Fees and Awards) (Wales) Regulations 2007 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In the Schedule, in paragraph 1, in the definition of “person with leave to enter or remain”—
(a) after paragraph (a)(ii) insert—“
(iia) been granted leave to remain on the grounds of family life under the immigration rules;”;
(b) in paragraph (a)(iv), after “private” insert “or family”.
Amendments to the Education (European University Institute) (Wales) Regulations 2014
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(1) The Education (European University Institute) (Wales) Regulations 2014 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 3, in the definition of “person with leave to enter or remain”—
(a) after paragraph (a)(ii) insert—“
(iia) been granted leave to remain on the grounds of family life under the immigration rules;”;
(b) in paragraph (a)(iv), after “private” insert “or family”.
Amendments to the Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2015
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(1) The Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2015 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In the Schedule, in paragraph 1(1), in the definition of “person with leave to enter or remain”—
(a) after paragraph (a)(ii) insert—“
(iia) been granted leave to remain on the grounds of family life under the immigration rules;”;
(b) in paragraph (a)(iv), after “private” insert “or family”.
Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017
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(1) The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), in the definition of “person with leave to enter or remain”—
(a) after paragraph (a)(ii) insert—“
(iia) been granted leave to remain on the grounds of family life under the immigration rules;”;
(b) in paragraph (a)(iv), after “private” insert “or family”.
Amendments to the Education (Postgraduate Master’s Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2017
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(1) The Education (Postgraduate Master’s Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2017 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), in the definition of “person with leave to enter or remain”—
(a) after paragraph (a)(ii) insert—“
(iia) been granted leave to remain on the grounds of family life under the immigration rules;”;
(b) in paragraph (a)(iv), after “private” insert “or family”.
Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018
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(1) The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In Schedule 2, in paragraph 3(4)—
(a) after paragraph (a)(ii) insert—“
(iia) been granted leave to remain on the grounds of family life under the immigration rules;”;
(b) in paragraph (a)(iv), after “private” insert “or family”.
Amendments to the Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018
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(1) The Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), in the definition of “person with leave to enter or remain”—
(a) after paragraph (a)(ii) insert—“
(iia) been granted leave to remain on the grounds of family life under the immigration rules;”;
(b) in paragraph (a)(iv), after “private” insert “or family”.
Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019
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(1) The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In Schedule 2, in paragraph 4(4)—
(a) after paragraph (a)(ii) insert—“
(iia) been granted leave to remain on the grounds of family life under the immigration rules;”;
(b) in paragraph (a)(iv), after “private” insert “or family”.
Kirsty Williams
Minister for Education, one of the Welsh Ministers
15 August 2019