The Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 1478

Education, England

The Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made

9th June 2008

Laid before Parliament

16th June 2008

Coming into force

18th July 2008

The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22, 42(6) and 43(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998(1):

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 18th July 2008.

Amendment of the Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (No. 2) Regulations 2006

2.  The Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (No. 2) Regulations 2006(2) are amended in accordance with these Regulations.

3.  In regulation 17(3) for “25,580 euro” substitute “27,115 euro”.

4.  For paragraph 8(1)(b) and (c) of Schedule 1, substitute—

“(b) was ordinarily resident in England and settled in the United Kingdom immediately before leaving the United Kingdom and who has exercised a right of residence;

(c) is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom on the relevant date;”.

Bill Rammell

Minister of State

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

9th June 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (“the Principal Regulations”). The Principal Regulations provide for support for eligible students taking designated higher education courses at the Bologna Center, the College of Europe or the European University Institute in respect of an academic year beginning on or after 1st September 2007. These Regulations and the Principal Regulations apply in relation to England only.

Regulation 3 increases the maximum amount of grant payable to eligible students in relation to fees payable at the Bologna Center.

Regulation 4 amends the definition of one category of students eligible for support under the Principal Regulations. That category has been amended to cover students who return to the United Kingdom after having left England and exercised a right of residence elsewhere.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies. The impact on the public sector is minimal.

(1)

1998 c.30. Section 22 was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c.21), section 146 and Schedule 11; the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c.1), Schedule 6; the Finance Act 2003 (c.14), section 147; and the Higher Education Act 2004 (c.8), sections 42 and 43 and Schedule 7.

(2)

S.I. 2006/3156, as amended by S.I. 2007/1336 and S.I. 2007/3344.