1998 No. 1498 (S.79)

EDUCATION, SCOTLAND

The St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) Amendment Regulations 1998

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 73(f) and 74(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 19801, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st August 1998.

Amendment of St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) Regulations 19952

Schedule 1 to the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) Regulations 19952 is amended as follows:–

a

in sub-paragraphs (3) and (5) of paragraph 10 (references to income) for the sum of “£1,230” in the three places where it occurs substitute “£1,265”;

b

in paragraph 13 (remission of fees -boarding pupils)–

i

in sub-paragraph (2) for the sum of “£8,723” substitute “£8,963”; and

ii

in sub-paragraph (3) for the Table substitute–

TABLE

(1)

(2)

(3)

Part of relevant income to which the specified percentage applies

Only aided pupil

Each of two aided pupils

That part which exceeds £8,814 but does not exceed £11,126

10%

7.5%

That part which exceeds £11,126 but does not exceed £15,634

20%

15%

That part in excess of £15,634

12.5%

7.5%

c

in paragraph 14 (remission of fees -day pupils) for the sums of “£10,972” and “£10,823” substitute “£11,275” and “£11,126” respectively;

d

in paragraph 18 (clothing grants)–

i

in sub-paragraph (3)–

aa

for the sum of “£11,355” substitute “£11,673”; and

bb

for heads (a) to (d) substitute–

a

£179, where the relevant income does not exceed £10,248;

b

£134, where that income exceeds £10,248 but does not exceed £10,725;

c

£87, where that income exceeds £10,725 but does not exceed £11,186;

d

£45, where that income exceeds £11,186 but does not exceed £11,673:

ii

in sub-paragraph (4)–

aa

for the sum of “£10,881” substitute “£11,186”; and

bb

for heads (a) and (b) substitute–

a

£67, where the relevant income does not exceed £10,414;

b

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

e

in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 24 (amount of school travel grants) for the sums of “£10,148” and “£9,969” substitute “£10,427” and “£10,248” respectively.

Brian WilsonMinister of State, Scottish OfficeSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Regulations amend the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) Regulations 1995 to uprate the qualifying income levels for the remission of fees and charges and the making of grants under the aided places scheme.

The details of these amendments are as follows:–

a

the deduction from relevant income for dependent children and relatives has been increased from £1,230 to £1,265 (regulation 2(a));

b

the level of income at or below which fees are to be wholly remitted is increased from £8,723 to £8,963 for boarders and from £10,972 to £11,275 for day pupils, with corresponding increases in the extent of fee remission where the relevant income exceeds these sums (regulation 2(b) and (c));

c

the qualifying income levels for school travel grants and clothing grants are increased (regulation 2(d) and (e));

d

school clothing grants are increased by amounts varying from £1 to £5 (regulation 2(d)).