EDUCATION Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Graduate Endowment, Student Fees and Support) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 26th November 2005. Amendment of Nursing and Midwifery Regulations 2 1 The Nursing and Midwifery Student Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1992 shall be amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2 (interpretation) omit– a the definition of “relevant day” where it appears for the second time; and b the definition of “national of a member state of the European Community”. 3 In Schedule 1 (persons eligible for allowances)– a in paragraph 9(a)– i between “national” and “of a member” insert “for the purposes of the Community Treaties”; ii for “other than the United Kingdom” substitute “as constituted from time to time (excluding the United Kingdom)”; iii after “national;” omit “and”; b in paragraph 9(b) omit “day.” and substitute “day; and”; and c after paragraph 9(b) insert– c seeks an allowance in respect of a course of education at an establishment in Scotland. . Amendment of Bursaries Regulations 3 1 The Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 1995 shall be amended as follows. 2 In Schedule 2 (ordinary residence)– a in paragraph 1– i after “paragraph 1(a)” insert “and paragraph 6(b)”; ii before “a person shall” where it appears in sub paragraph (b) insert “for the purposes of paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 1 only”; and b in paragraph 2 for “and” where it appears at the end of sub paragraph (3)(a)(ii) substitute “or”. Amendment of Fees and Awards Regulations 4 1 The Education (Fees and Awards) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 shall be amended as follows. 2 In Schedule 1 (fees – excepted students) in paragraph 2B for “who-” substitute “shall be an excepted student if he–”. 3 In Schedule 2 (post graduate agricultural studentships and Newbattle Abbey College maintenance awards – excepted candidates) in paragraph 2B for “who-” substitute “shall be an excepted candidate if he–”. Amendment of Students' Allowances Regulations 5 1 The Students' Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1999 shall be amended as follows. 2 In Schedule 2 (ordinary residence)– a in paragraph 1– i after “paragraph 1(a)” insert “and paragraph 6B(b)”; ii before “a person shall” where it appears in sub-paragraph (b) insert “for the purposes of paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 1 only”; and b in paragraph 2(1)– i omit “(b) and” where it appears after “paragraph 6B”; and ii omit “Scotland,”. Amendment of Graduate Endowment Regulations 6 1 The Graduate Endowment (Scotland) Regulations 2001 shall be amended as follows. 2 In Schedule 2 (ordinary residence)– a in paragraph 1– i after “paragraph 2(a)” insert “and paragraph 6A(b)”; ii before “a person shall” where it appears in sub paragraph (b) insert “for the purposes of paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 1 only”; and b in paragraph 2(1)– i omit “(b) and” where it appears after “paragraph 6A” ; and ii omit “Scotland,”. Amendment of Education Maintenance Allowances Regulations 7 1 The Education Maintenance Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 2004 shall be amended as follows. 2 In Schedule 1 (persons eligible for Education Maintenance Allowances) in sub-paragraph 7A(b) omit “Scotland” and substitute “the United Kingdom and Islands”. 3 In Schedule 2 (ordinary residence)– a in paragraph 1– i after “paragraph 1(a)” insert “and paragraph 7A(b)”; and ii before “a person shall” where it appears in sub paragraph (b) insert “for the purposes of paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 1 only”; b in paragraph 2(1)– i omit “(b) and” where it appears after “paragraph 7A”; ii omit “Scotland,”; and c in paragraph 2(3) for “and” where it appears at the end of sub-paragraph 3(a)(ii) substitute “or”. NICOL STEPHEN A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 2nd November 2005