The Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/1497
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st August 1998.

Section 2 Amendment of Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 1995

The Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 are amended as follows:—

(a) in paragraphs (3) and (5) of regulation 9 (references to income) for the sum of “£1,230” in the three places where it occurs substitute “£1,265”;

(b) in paragraph (2) of regulation 13 (scales of remission) for the sum of “£10,135” substitute “£10,414”;

(c) in paragraph (6) of regulation 15 (school travel grants for day pupils and amounts thereof) for the sums of “£10,148” and “£9,969” substitute “£10,427” and “£10,248” respectively;

(d) in paragraph (5) of regulation 16 (school travel grants for boarding pupils and amounts thereof) for the sums of “£10,148” and “£9,969” substitute “£10,427” and “£10,248” respectively;

(e) in regulation 17 (clothing grants) for paragraphs (2) and (3) substitute–

(2) A clothing grant shall be made in the case of an assisted pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £11,186 and 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) £67, where the relevant income is £10,414 or less;

(b) £35, where that income exceeds £10,414 but does not exceed £11,186.

(f) for Schedule 2 substitute–

SCALES OF REMISSION

Any part of the relevant income which exceeds–

£10,248 but not £11,144

(b) £11,144 but not £12,035

(c) £12,035 but not £13,858

(d) £13,858 but not £16,639

(e) £16,639 but not £20,264

(f) £20,264