Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1992

“mature students”, etc.

2.—Section 1 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion after the definition of “approved institution” (inserted by the Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1978 ) of the following definitions:

“‘mature students’ means persons of not less than 23 years of age, or such other age as may stand specified for the time being in regulations made by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance, who have secured places in approved institutions and have reached that age on the 1st day of January, or such other date as may be prescribed from time to time by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance, in the year of entry to such institutions;

‘spouse’ means each person of a married couple who are living together or a man and woman who are not married to each other but are cohabiting as husband and wife.”.