Statutory Instruments
EDUCATION, SCOTLAND
Made
26th June 1991
Laid before Parliament
8th July 1991
Coming into force
1st August 1991
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 75A(9) and (10) and 75B of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after having consulted such bodies as appear to him to be appropriate and to be representative of participating schools in accordance with section 75A(11) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st August 1991.
(2) In these Regulations, "the principal Regulations" means the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 1989(2).
(3) A regulation, schedule, paragraph or sub-paragraph referred to in these Regulations by number means the regulation, schedule, paragraph or sub-paragraph so numbered in the principal Regulations.
2. In regulation 9 (references to income)-“
(a)in paragraph (3), for the sum of "£1,000" there shall be substituted the sum of "£1,100"; and
(b)in paragraph (4), for the sum of "£1,000" (in both places where it appears) there shall be substituted the sum of "£1,100".
3. In regulation 13(2) (scales of remission), for the sum of "£8,200" there shall be substituted the sum of "£8,987".
4. In regulation 15(6) (school travel grants for day pupils and amounts thereof)-“
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), for the sum of "£8,213" there shall be substituted the sum of "£9,000"; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum of "£8,034" there shall be substituted the sum of "£8,821".
5. In regulation 16(5) (school travel grants for boarding pupils and amounts thereof)-“
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), for the sum of "£8,213" there shall be substituted the sum of "£9,000"; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (b), for the sum of "£8,034" there shall be substituted the sum of "£8,821".
6. In regulation 17 (clothing grants)-“
(a)for paragraph (2), there shall be substituted the following paragraph:-“
"(2) In an assisted pupil's first assisted year, clothing grant shall be made in the case of such a pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £10,048 and in such case the grant shall be of an amount equal to so much of the clothing expenditure as does not exceed-“
(a)£154, where the relevant income does not exceed £8,821;
(b)£115, where that income exceeds £8,821 but does not exceed £9,231;
(c)£76, where that income exceeds £9,231 but does not exceed £9,628;
(d)£38, where that income exceeds £9,628 but does not exceed £10,048.";and
and
(b)for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following paragraph:-“
"(3) In any subsequent school year in which clothing grant is made, it shall be made in the case of an assisted pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £9,628 and in such case the grant shall be of an amount equal to so much of the clothing expenditure (disregarding expenditure in respect of which a previous grant has been paid) as does not exceed-“
(a)£57, where the relevant income does not exceed £8,987;
(b)£29, where that income exceeds £8,987 but does not exceed £9,628.".
7. In Schedule 1, in paragraph 3 (computation of income)-“
(a)after sub-paragraph (l), the word "or" shall be deleted; and
(b)after sub-paragraph (m), there shall be inserted the word "or" and the following sub-paragraph:-“
"(n)in pursuance of section 25 of the Finance Act 1990(3) (donations to charity by individuals),".
8. For Schedule 2 (scales of remission), there shall be substituted the following:-“
Regulation 13
(1) | (2) |
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Part of relevant income to which the specified percentage applies | Parental contribution percentage |
That part (if any) which exceeds £8,821 but does not exceed £9,591 | 9% |
That part (if any) which exceeds £9,591 but does not exceed £10,375 | 12% |
That part (if any) which exceeds £10,375 but does not exceed £11,930 | 15% |
That part (if any) which exceeds £11,930 but does not exceed £14,321 | 21% |
That part (if any) which exceeds £14,321 but does not exceed £17,442 | 24% |
That part (if any) which exceeds £17,442 | 33%". |
Michael B. Forsyth
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St. Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
26th June 1991
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 (the principal Regulations) to uprate the qualifying income levels for the remission of fees and charges and making of grants under the assisted places scheme and in certain other minor aspects.
The level of income at or below which fees are to be wholly remitted is increased from £8,200 to £8,987, with corresponding increases in the extent of remission where the relevant income exceeds that sum (regulations 3 and 8). The qualifying income levels for school travel grants and clothing grants are uprated (regulations 4 to 6).
The deduction for dependent children and relatives which is to be made from "relevant income" has been increased from £1,000 to £1,100 (regulation 2).
The list of tax reliefs in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations is updated so as to include a further relief introduced by the Finance Act 1990 (regulation 7). This list specifies reliefs which are not to be deducted in determining a person's income for purposes of the Regulations.
1980 c. 44; sections 75A and 75B were inserted by section 5 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 58).