Scottish Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 180

Education

The Education (Fees and Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

Made

31st May 2017

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

2nd June 2017

Coming into force

1st August 2017

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49(3), 73(f), 73B and 74(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980(1), section 1 of the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983(2) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

(1)

1980 c.44. Section 73(f) was amended by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c.30) (“the 1998 Act”), section 29(1) and by the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 6) (“the 2001 Act”), section 3(2). Section 73B was inserted by the 1998 Act, section 29(2) and was amended by the 2001 Act, section 3(3); by the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c.1), schedule 6, Part 2, paragraph 149; and by the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 3), section 34(1). Section 74(1) was amended by the Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c.39), section 82(1) and schedule 10, paragraph 8(17). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the Scotland Act”).

(2)

1983 c.40. Section 1 was relevantly amended by the Education Reform Act 1988 (c.40), section 237(1) and schedule 12, paragraph 91; by the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c.13), section 93(1) and schedule 8, paragraph 19; and by the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c.37), section 62(2) and schedule 9, paragraph 8. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act.