The Education Support Grants (Amendment) Regulations 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/2943
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Education Support Grants (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

Section 2 Amendments to the Education Support Grants Regulations 1990

The Education Support Grants Regulations 1990 shall be amended as follows–

(1) In paragraph (2) of regulation 5 (rate of grant) the words “2 or” shall be deleted.

(2) In regulation 6(5)(b) (conditions for payment of grant) for the words “an unqualified certificate” there shall be substituted the words “a certificate”.

(3) In the Schedule (purposes for or in connection with which grants are payable)–

(a) items 2, 4(a) and (d), 6 and 18 shall be deleted; and

(b) there shall be inserted the following items–

(29) Facilitating access to courses of higher education by persons of the age of 19 years and above living in urban areas of special social need.

(30) .The provision of support for initiatives to raise standards in schools in urban areas of special social need.

(31) .Promoting co-operation in the education of pupils who are both blind and deaf between education authorities, schools and other interested bodies.

(32) Helping schools to offer courses leading to vocational qualifications to pupils of the age of 16 years and above.

Section 3 Transitional provisions

Nothing in these Regulations shall prevent the Secretary of State making payments of grant in respect of approved expenditure incurred on or before 31st March 1992 for the purposes described in items 2, 4(a) or (d), 6 or 18 of the Schedule to the Education Support Grants Regulations 1990 which are revoked by this Order, and grant in respect of approved expenditure incurred in respect of item 2 in the said Schedule shall continue to be payable at the rate of 50 per cent. of such expenditure.