Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2002 No. 272

EDUCATION

The Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Made

29th August 2002

Coming into operation

1st September 2002

The Department for Employment and Learning(1), in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 3(1) and (2), of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(2) and now vested in it(3) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2002.

2. Regulation 9(2) of the Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001(4) shall be amended by substituting “£5,245” for “£5,120”.

3. These Regulations shall not have effect in relation to an academic year (as defined in regulation 2(6) of the Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001) which begins before 1st September 2002.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 29th August 2002.

L.S.

David McAuley

A Senior Officer of the

Department for Employment and Learning

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend the Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001.

Regulation 9(2) is amended to increase the maximum amount of grant payable from £5,120 to £5,245. The increase will not apply to an academic year beginning before 1st September 2002.

(1)

Formerly known as the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment, see the Department for Employment and Learning Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 C. 15

(2)

S.I. 1998/1760 (N.I. 14)

(3)

S.R. 1999 No 481, see Article 5(b) and Schedule 3 Part II

(4)

S.R. 2001 No. 285