16. In regulation 131 (calculation of grant income) –
(a)after paragraph (2)(g) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph –
“(h)intended for the maintenance or child care costs of a child dependant.”;
(b)for paragraph (3A)(1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph –
“(3A) There shall also be excluded from a student’s grant income any grant of £510 in respect of expenditure on travel, books and equipment which is payable under regulation 16(8) of the Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002.”;
(c)in paragraph (4)(2) for “dependents” there shall be substituted “adult dependants” and “or intended for an older student under Part IV of that Schedule,” shall be omitted;
(d)in paragraph (5)(3) for “dependants” in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted “an adult dependant”, and
(e)in paragraph (5A)(4) for “dependents” there shall be substituted “an adult dependant”.
Paragraph (3A) was inserted by regulation 3(4)(c) of S.R. 2001 No. 278
Paragraph (4) was amended by regulation 3(5)(d) of S.R. 2000 No. 242
Paragraph (5) was amended by regulation 6(c) of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and regulation 7(1) and (2)(c) of S.R. 2002 No. 222
Paragraph (5A) was inserted by regulation 3(5)(e) of S.R. 2000 No. 242 and amended by regulations 4(5) and (6)(c) and 7(1) and (2)(c) of S.R. 2002 No. 222