The Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/1495
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st August 1991.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 .

(3) A regulation, schedule, paragraph or sub-paragraph referred to in these Regulations by number means the regulation, schedule, paragraph or sub-paragraph so numbered in the principal Regulations.

Section 2 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 9 (references to income)–

(a) in paragraph (3), for the sum of “£1,000” there shall be substituted the sum of “£1,100”; and

(b) in paragraph (4), for the sum of “£1,000” (in both places where it appears) there shall be substituted the sum of “£1,100”.

Section 3 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 13(2) (scales of remission), for the sum of “£8,200” there shall be substituted the sum of “£8,987”.

Section 4 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 15(6) (school travel grants for day pupils and amounts thereof)–

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for the sum of “£8,213” there shall be substituted the sum of “£9,000”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum of “£8,034” there shall be substituted the sum of “£8,821”.

Section 5 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 16(5) (school travel grants for boarding pupils and amounts thereof)–

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for the sum of “£8,213” there shall be substituted the sum of “£9,000”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum of “£8,034” there shall be substituted the sum of “£8,821”.

Section 6 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 17 (clothing grants)–

(a) for paragraph (2), there shall be substituted the following paragraph:–

(2) In an assisted pupil’s first assisted year, clothing grant shall be made in the case of such a pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £10,048 and in such case the grant shall be of an amount equal to so much of the clothing expenditure as does not exceed–

(a) £154, where the relevant income does not exceed £8,821;

(b) £115, where that income exceeds £8,821 but does not exceed £9,231;

(c) £76, where that income exceeds £9,231 but does not exceed £9,628;

(d) £38, where that income exceeds £9,628 but does not exceed £10,048.

and

(b) for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following paragraph:–

(3) In any subsequent school year in which clothing grant is made, it shall be made in the case of an assisted pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £9,628 and in such case the grant shall be of an amount equal to so much of the clothing expenditure (disregarding expenditure in respect of which a previous grant has been paid) as does not exceed–

(a) £57, where the relevant income does not exceed £8,987;

(b) £29, where that income exceeds £8,987 but does not exceed £9,628.

Section 7 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In Schedule 1, in paragraph 3 (computation of income)–

(a) after sub-paragraph (l), the word “or” shall be deleted; and

(b) after sub-paragraph (m), there shall be inserted the word “or” and the following sub-paragraph:–

(n) in pursuance of section 25 of the Finance Act 1990 (donations to charity by individuals),

Section 8 Amendment of the principal Regulations

For Schedule 2 (scales of remission), there shall be substituted the following:–

SCALES OF REMISSION