The Personal Community Charge (Students) (Scotland) Regulations 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/632
• Sections: 9

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Community Charge (Students) (Scotland) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 20th April 1988.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

“ the Act ” means the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987;

“the 1980 Act ” means the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 ;

“central institution” has the same meaning as in the 1980 Act;

“educational establishment” means—

a university and any college, school or other institution of a university;

a central institution;

a college of education within the meaning of section 135(1) of the 1980 Act;

an institution for the provision of further education by an education authority within the meaning of that section;

any other institution for the provision of further education;

a theological college;

“further education” has the same meaning as in the 1980 Act;

and any reference to a section of the Act includes a reference to that section as read with paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to the Act.

Section 3 Definitions for the purposes of section 8 of the Act

For the purposes of section 8 of the Act (liability for the personal community charge and, as read with paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to the Act, for the personal community water charge)—

(a) “full-time course of education” means a course specified in the Schedule to these Regulations—

(i) which is provided by an educational establishment, and

(ii) which a person undertaking the course is required by the educational establishment to attend for a period of at least 24 weeks within the academic year of the establishment required to complete the course or, if there is more than one such year, within each of them, and

(iii) in the case of a course falling within paragraph 2, 3, 4 or 5 of that Schedule, in respect of which that person is required by the educational establishment to undertake periods of study or, except in the case of a course falling within paragraph 5 of that Schedule, tuition which amount, in the aggregate, to an average of at least 21 hours a week during the period mentioned in subparagraph (ii) above;

(b) “person undertaking a full-time course of education” means a person who—

(i) enrols with the educational establishment providing a full-time course of education for the purpose of attending that course, and

(ii) attends that course during the period ordinarily required for its completion, or during such other period for its completion as the educational establishment may allow in the circumstances of that person,

and such a person continues to undertake that course during such a period notwithstanding that it may include periods which are not term time;

(c) “term time” means any period in the academic year of the educational establishment during which a person undertaking a full-time course of education is required by the educational establishment providing the course to attend the course at such place or places as the educational establishment may specify or approve;

(d) “ceases to undertake the course” means, in relation to a person undertaking a full-time course of education, that such a person no longer undertakes the course because—

(i) he has completed it; or

(ii) he has abandoned it; or

(iii) he is no longer permitted by the educational establishment to attend it.

Section 4 Percentage liability to personal community charge and personal community water charge

For the purposes of section 8(5) of the Act (person undertaking full-time course of education to be liable only for a prescribed percentage of personal community charge and, as read with paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to the Act, for a prescribed percentage of personal community water charge) the percentage prescribed is 20%.

Section 1 Courses at first degree and diploma level

A course at undergraduate or postgraduate level for—

(a) a degree, certificate, diploma or licentiateship of a university or theological college, or

(b) a degree, certificate or diploma granted by a body other than a university or theological college, being a course approved by the Council for National Academic Awards or by a central institution.

Section 2 Courses in further education

A course leading to an award of the Scottish Certificate of Education or the General Certificate of Education.

Section 3 Courses in further education

A course in further education leading to the National Certificate, Higher National Certificate or Higher National Diploma of the Scottish Vocational Education Council and any other course in further education leading to a comparable award.

Section 4 Teacher training and other courses

A course at undergraduate or postgraduate level for the initial training of teachers, social workers or youth and community workers.

Section 5 Courses at higher degree level

A course of not more than 3 years' duration leading to the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy or a masters degree or to any other comparable award.