The Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1993

• Citation: S.I. 1993/1659
• Sections: 10

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 2nd August 1993.

(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 4 (conditions as to residence), in paragraph (3), sub-paragraph (b) shall be deleted.

Section 3 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 9 (references to income)–

(a) in paragraph (3), for the sum of “£1,100” there shall be substituted the sum of “£1,150”; and

(b) in paragraph (4), for the sum of “£1,100” (in both places where it appears) there shall be substituted the sum of “£1,150”.

Section 4 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In regulation 13(2) (scales of remission), for the sum of “£9,384” there shall be substituted the sum of “£9,522”.

Section 5 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 “£9,397” there shall be substituted the sum of “£9,535”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum of “£9,218” there shall be substituted the sum of “£9,356”.

Section 6 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 “£9,397” there shall be substituted the sum of “£9,535”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum of “£9,218” there shall be substituted the sum of “£9,356”.

Section 7 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 £10,658 and in such case the grant shall be of an amount equal to so much of the clothing expenditure as does not exceed–

(a) £163, where the relevant income does not exceed £9,356;

(b) £122, where that income exceeds £9,356 but does not exceed £9,791;

(c) £80, where that income exceeds £9,791 but does not exceed £10,212;

(d) £41, where that income exceeds £10,212 but does not exceed £10,658.

(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 £10,212 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) £61, where the relevant income does not exceed £9,522;

(b) £30, where that income exceeds £9,522 but does not exceed £10,212.

Section 8 Amendment of the principal Regulations

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

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

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

(p) in pursuance of section 59 of and Schedule 10 to the Finance (No.2) Act 1992 (relief for Rent-a-Room income),

Section 9 Amendment of the principal Regulations

In Schedule 1 (computation of income), in paragraph 5(3)(a), after the word “agreement” there shall be inserted the words “or in accordance with a maintenance assessment under the Child Support Act 1991 ”.

Section 10 Amendment of the principal Regulations

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

SCALES OF REMISSION