1998 No. 1497 (S.78)
The Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by 75A(9) and (10) and 75B of the Education (Scotland) Act 19801 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consulting such bodies as appear to him to be appropriate and to be representative of participating schools in accordance with section 75A(11) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st August 1998.
Amendment of Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 19952
The Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 19952 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–
SCHEDULE 2SCALES OF REMISSION
(1)
(2)
(Part of relevant income to which the specified percentage applies)
(Parental contribution percentage)
Any part of the relevant income which exceeds–
- a
£10,248 but not £11,144
9%
b
£11,144 but not £12,035
12%
c
£12,035 but not £13,858
15%
d
£13,858 but not £16,639
21%
e
£16,639 but not £20,264
24%
f
£20,264
33%
(This note is not part of the Regulations)