The Assembly Learning Grant (Further Education) Regulations 2008 No. 538 (W. 51)

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 538 (W.51)

EDUCATION, WALES

The Assembly Learning Grant (Further Education) Regulations 2008

Made

26 February 2008

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

29 February 2008

Coming into force

1 April 2008

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by sections 22 and 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998(1), and now exercisable by them(2), make the following Regulations:

(1)

1998 c. 30; section 22 was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), sections 146, 153 and Schedule 11, the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), sections 722, 723 and Schedule 6, the Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), section 147 and the Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8), sections 42, 43, 50, 52 and Schedule 7. Section 42 and section 43 were amended by the Education Act 2002 (c. 32), section 148 and Schedule 12 and the Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8) section 49 and Schedule 6.

(2)

The functions of the Secretary of State under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by section 44 of the Higher Education Act 2004. See the Higher Education Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1833 (W.149)) as amended by the Higher Education Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1660 (W.159)). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were then transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).