Education (European Economic Area) (Scotland) Regulations 1993

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1993/3184
Year1993

1993No. 3184 (S.306)

EDUCATION, SCOTLAND

The Education (European Economic Area) (Scotland)

Regulations 1993

16thDecember1993

17thDecember1993

1stJanuary1994

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 49(3), 73(f) and 74(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 ( a) and sections 1 and 2 of the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983 ( b), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and Commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Education (European Economic Area) (Scotland) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st January 1994.

Education Authority Bursaries

2. The Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 1988( ( c)) shall be amended as follows:-

(a) in regulation 2(1)-(i) there shall be inserted at the appropriate places, in alphabetical order, the following definitions:-

""EEA Agreement" means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 ( d) as adjusted by the Protocol thereto signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993 ( e);

"European Economic Area" means the European Community and, subject to the conditions laid down in the EEA Agreement, the area comprised by the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and, from such date as the EEA Council, established by Article 89 of the EEA Agreement, determines that that Agreement shall enter into force as regards the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Principality of Liechtenstein;";

(ii) in the definition of the word "refugee" the letter "(a)" and the words from the words ", or (b)" to the end of the definition shall be deleted;

(a) 1980 c.44; section 74(1) was amended by paragraph 8(17) of Schedule 10 to the Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c.39).

(b) 1983 c.40; section 1 was amended by paragraph 91 of Schedule 12 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (c.40), by paragraph 8 of Schedule 9 to the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c.37) and by paragraph 19 of Schedule 8 to the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c.13).

(c) S.I. 1988/1042; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/1423, 1990/1347 and 1991/834.

(d) Cmnd. 2073.

(e) Cmnd. 2183.

(b) in regulation 2(5) there shall be substituted for the word "Community" wherever it occurs the words "Economic Area";(c) in regulation 2(5A) ( a)- (i) for the words "European Community" there shall be substituted the words "European Economic Area"; and(ii) in paragraph (b) for the word "that" there shall be substituted the words "the European";(d) in regulation 5-(i) in paragraph (b)(i) there shall be inserted after the word "Community" the words "as given effect by the EEA Agreement";(ii) in paragraph (b)(ii) there shall be substituted for the word "Community" the words "Economic Area";(iii) in paragraph (d) the words "or was awarded asylum" shall be deleted; and(iv) in paragraph (e)(ii) there shall be substituted for the word "Community" the words "Economic Area".

Students' Allowances

3. The Students' Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1991 ( b)shall be amended as follows:

(a) in regulation 2(1)-(i) there shall be inserted at the appropriate places, in...

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