Citation, commencement and application

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Fees and Support) (Switzerland) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 8th January 2004.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) these Regulations apply to England and Wales.

(3) Insofar as the amendments made by regulation 2(4) have effect for the purposes of regulations 5, 6, 6A, 6B and 7 of the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997 they apply to England only.

Amendment of Fees and Awards Regulations

2. —(1)The Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997( 3 ) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a) in paragraph (1) at the end of the definition of “relevant date” replace “7.” with “7; and”;

(b) after that definition insert—

“ “Switzerland Agreement” means the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the Free Movement of Persons signed at Luxembourg on 21st June 1999 ( 4 ) and which came into force on 1st June 2002. ” ;

(c) in paragraph (4) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”; and

(d) in paragraph (6) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland” and in sub-paragraph (a) after “EEA Agreement” insert “, or the Switzerland Agreement”.

(3) In regulation 8(2)(c) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”.

(4) In the Schedule—

(a) in paragraph 6 after “EEA migrant worker” insert “and”;

(b) in paragraph 6(a)—

(i) after “EEA Agreement,” insert “or Article 9(3) of Annex I to the Switzerland Agreement,”, and

(ii) replace “subject of Article 7(2) and (3)” with “subject of either of those Articles”;

(c) in paragraph 8(1)(a)—

(i) after “CouncilRegulation” insert “or Article 3(6) of Annex I to the Switzerland Agreement”, and

(ii) replace “subject of Article 12” with “subject of either of those Articles”; and

(d) in paragraph 9(a) and (b) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”.

Amendment of Disabled Postgraduate Students Regulations

3. —(1)The Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) Regulations 2000( 5 ) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a) in paragraph (1) at the end of the definition of “Research Council or similar body” replace “(7).” with “(7); and”;

(b) after that definition insert—

“ “Switzerland Agreement” means the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the Free Movement of Persons signed at Luxembourg on 21st June 1999 and which came into force on 1st June 2002. ” ;

(c) in paragraph (3) after “European Economic Area” insert in both instances “or Switzerland”; and

(d) in paragraph (5) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland” and in sub-paragraph (a) after “EEA Agreement” insert “, or the Switzerland Agreement”.

(3) In the Schedule—

(a) in paragraph 4 after “EEA migrant worker” insert “and”;

(b) in paragraph 4(a)—

(i) after “EEA Agreement” insert “or Article 9(3) of Annex I to the Switzerland Agreement”, and

(ii) replace “subject of Article 7(2) and (3)” with “subject of either of those Articles”;

(c) in paragraph 6(1)(a)—

(i) after “CouncilRegulation” insert “or Article 3(6) of Annex I to the Switzerland Agreement”, and

(ii) replace “subject of Article 12” with “subject of either of those Articles”; and

(d) in paragraph 7(b) and (c) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”.

Amendment of Student Support (No. 2) Regulations

4. —(1)The Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations 2002( 6 ) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a) in paragraph (1) after the definition of “support” insert—

“ “Switzerland Agreement” means the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the Free Movement of Persons signed at Luxembourg on 21st June 1999 and which came into force on 1st June 2002; ” ;

(b) in paragraph (3) after “European Economic Area” insert in both instances “or Switzerland”; and

(c) in paragraph (5) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland” and in sub-paragraph (a) after “EEA Agreement” insert “, or the Switzerland Agreement”.

(3) In Schedule 1—

(a) in paragraph 4 after “EEA migrant worker” insert “and”;

(b) in paragraph 4(a)—

(i) after “EEA Agreement” insert “or Article 9(3) of Annex I to the Switzerland Agreement”, and

(ii) replace “subject of Article 7(2) and (3)” with “subject of either of those Articles”;

(c) in paragraph 6(1)(a)—

(i) after “CouncilRegulation” insert “or Article 3(6) of Annex I to the Switzerland Agreement”, and

(ii) replace “subject of Article 12” with “subject of either of those Articles”; and

(d) in paragraph 8(b) and (c) after “European Economic Area” insert “or Switzerland”.