Statutory Instruments
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES
EDUCATION, SCOTLAND
Made
5th February 1998
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 7(4) of the Education (Student Loans) Act 1998(1) (“the Act”), the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, as respects England and Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland, as respects Scotland, hereby make the following Order:—
1. This Order may be cited as The Education (Student Loans) Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998.
2. Sections 2, 3 and 6(2) of and the Schedule to the Act shall come into force on 1st March 1998.
Tessa Blackstone
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment
5th February 1998
Donald Dewar
Secretary of State for Scotland
5th February 1998
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force sections 2, 3 and 6(2) of and the Schedule to the Education (Student Loans) Act 1998 on 1st March 1998. Sections 2 and 3 provide for the prescribing of the terms of student loans by regulation and for the administration of student loans respectively, and section 6(2) and the Schedule provide for minor consequential repeals.