Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the St Mary´s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st August 2009.

Amendment of St Mary´s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

2.–(1) Schedule 1 to the St Mary´s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001(2) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 10(3) and (5) (references to income) for "£1,745" in the three places where it occurs substitute "£1,818".

(3) In paragraph 13 (remission of fees-boarding pupils)-

(a) in sub paragraph (2) for "£11,632" substitute "£12,121"; and

(b) in sub paragraph (3) for the Table substitute-

(4) In paragraph 14 (remission of fees-day pupils)-

(a) in sub paragraph (2) for "£14,655" substitute "£15,271"; and

(b) in sub paragraph (3) for "£14,477" substitute "£15,085".

(5) In paragraph 18 (clothing grants)-

(a) in sub paragraph (3)-

(i) for "£15,188" substitute "£15,826"; and

(ii) for paragraphs (a) to (d) substitute-

"(a) £241, where the relevant income does not exceed £13,894;

(b) £180, where that income exceeds £13,894 but does not exceed £14,543;

(c) £119, where that income exceeds £14,543 but does not exceed £15,165;

(d) £59, where that income exceeds £15,165 but does not exceed £15,826."; and

(b) in sub paragraph (4)-

(i) for "£14,554" substitute "£15,165"; and

(ii) for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute-

"(a) £94, where the relevant income does not exceed £14,098;

(b) £49, where that income exceeds £14,098 but does not exceed £15,165.".

(6) In paragraph 24 (amount of school travel grants)-

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for "£13,552" substitute "£14,121"; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for "£13,334" substitute "£13,894".

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 2009 so as to increase (1) the qualifying income levels for the remission of fees and charges and the making of grants under the aided places scheme; and (2) the amount of clothing and school travel grants.

The details of the amendments are as follows:-

(a) the deduction from relevant income for dependent children and relatives has been increased from £1,745 to £1,818 (regulation 2(2));

(b) the level of income at or below which fees are to be wholly remitted is increased from £11,632 to £12,121 for boarders and from £14,655 to £15,271 for day pupils, with corresponding increases in the extent of fee remission where the relevant income exceeds these sums (regulation 2(3) and (4)); and

(c) the qualifying income levels for and amounts of clothing grants and school travel grants are increased (regulation 2(5) and (6)).