The Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001

Made23rd May 2001

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(2) of the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 20011 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001.

Appointed day2

1st June 2001 is hereby appointed as the day on which section 4 of the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 shall come into force.

ANGUS MACLAYA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh23rd May 2001

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st June 2001 those provisions of the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 6) (“the Act”) which are not already in force.

The Order brings into force section 4 of the Act which provides for the amendment of sections 75 and 77 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) to exempt students from liability to pay the council tax.

All other provisions of the Act came into force on the date of Royal Assent (3rd May 2001).