The Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) Regulations 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/1767
• Sections: 6

Section 1

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 30th August 1991.

(2) These Regulations shall apply in relation to a school year beginning on or after the date mentioned in paragraph (1).

(3) In these Regulations a reference to the principal Regulations is a reference to the Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1989 .

Section 2

(1) For paragraph (3) of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the following paragraph–

(3) Where a custodianship order made under section 33 of the Children Act 1975 or a residence order within the meaning of section 8(1) of the Children Act 1989 is in force in respect of a child or pupil, his custodian, or the person with whom he is to live in accordance with the residence order (as the case may be), and the spouse (if any) of the custodian or that person shall be treated as the parents of the child or pupil for the purpose of these Regulations.

(2) In paragraph (4) of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations after the words “section 88 of the Children Act 1975” there shall be inserted the words “(or, following the repeal of that section, of section 105(1) of the Children Act 1989)”.

Section 3

In paragraphs (3) and (4) of regulation 11 of the principal Regulations for each reference to the sum “£1,000” there shall be substituted a reference to the sum “£1,065”.

Section 4

In paragraph (2) of regulation 19 of the principal Regulations for the words “who, at the time of his selection for an assisted place (or consideration for selection), was attending such a school” there shall be substituted the words “who, at the time of his selection (or consideration for selection) for a place (whether assisted or not) at the participating school, was attending such a school as is mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a)–(d) above”.

Section 5

In paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (computation of income)–

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (1) the word “or” shall be deleted;

(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (m) the word “or” shall be inserted;

(c) after sub-paragraph (m) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph–

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

Section 6

(1) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (scales of remission) for the sum “£8,200” there shall be substituted the sum “£8,714”.

(2) Paragraph 2 of that Schedule shall be renumbered paragraph 2(1) and, after the words “In any other case” there shall be inserted the words “but subject to sub-paragraph (2) below,” and sub-paragraph (c) shall be omitted.

(3) For the Table in paragraph 2 of that Schedule there shall be substituted the following Table–

TABLE

(4) After paragraph 2(1) of that Schedule there shall be inserted a new paragraph as follows–

(2) Where more than 3 children of the parents are assisted pupils, the fees for a school year in respect of the fourth and each subsequent child to be selected for an assisted place shall be wholly remitted and those in respect of each of the remaining children shall be remitted in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) above.