EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 with effect from 1st August 2014 so as to—
(1) Insert a definition for the term “EEA Agreement” (European Economic Area Agreement).
(2) Amend the age-related conditions in respect of children who are entitled to take up aided places at St Mary’s Music School as choristers to remove the maximum age limit of thirteen, replacing it with a five-year maximum period at which they may attend the school.
(3) Increase the monetary values in the Scheme for Aided Places at the school in accordance with the Retail Price Index (RPI) of 2.6%.
(4) Amend eligibility for remission of charges for school meals to make eligible children whose parents are in receipt of universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.