Statutory Instruments
EDUCATION, SCOTLAND
Made
23rd March 1999
Laid before Parliament
1st April 1999
Coming into force
1st August 1999
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 73(f) and 74(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) Amendment Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st August 1999.
2. Schedule 1 to the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) Regulations 1995(2) is amended as follows:–
(a)in sub-paragraphs (3) and (5) of paragraph 10 (references to income) for the sum of “£1,265” in the three places where it occurs substitute “£1,300”;
(b)in paragraph 13 (remission of fees - boarding pupils)–
(i)in sub-paragraph (2) for the sum of “£8,963” substitute “£9,183”; and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3) for the Table substitute–
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Part of relevant income to which the specified percentage applies | Only aided pupil | Each of two aided pupils |
| That part which exceeds £9,034 but does not exceed £11,404 | 10% | 7.5% |
| That part which exceeds £11,404 but does not exceed £16,025 | 20% | 15% |
| That part in excess of £16,025 | 12.5% | 7.5%”. |
(c)in paragraph 14 (remission of fees - day pupils) for the sums of “£11,275” and “£11,126” substitute “£11,553” and “£11,404” respectively;
(d)in paragraph 18 (clothing grants)–
(i)in sub-paragraph (3)–
(aa)for the sum of “£11,673” substitute “£11,965”; and
(bb)for heads (a) to (d) substitute–
“(a)£183, where the relevant income does not exceed £10,504;
(b)£137, where that income exceeds £10,504 but does not exceed £10,993;
(c)£87, where that income exceeds £10,993 but does not exceed £11,466;
(d)£46, where that income exceeds £11,466 but does not exceed £11,965:”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (4)–
(aa)for the sum of “£11,186” substitute “£11,466”; and
(bb)for heads (a) and (b) substitute–
“(a)£69, where the relevant income does not exceed £10,670;
(b)£36, where that income exceeds £10,670 but does not exceed £11,466.”;
(e)in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 24 (amount of school travel grants) for the sums of “£10,427” and “£10,248” substitute “£10,683” and “£10,504” respectively.
Helen Liddell
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
23rd March 1999
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Regulations amend the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) Regulations 1995 to uprate the qualifying income levels for the remission of fees and charges and the making of grants under the aided places scheme.
The details of these amendments are as follows:–
(a)the deduction from relevant income for dependent children and relatives has been increased from £1,265 to £1,300 (regulation 2(a));
(b)the level of income at or below which fees are to be wholly remitted is increased from £8,963 to £9,183 for boarders and from £11,275 to £11,553 for day pupils, with corresponding increases in the extent of fee remission where the relevant income exceeds these sums (regulation 2(b) and (c));
(c)the qualifying income levels for school travel grants and clothing grants are increased (regulation 2(d) and (e));
(d)school clothing grants are increased by amounts varying from £1 to £4 (regulation 2(d)).
1980 c. 44; section 74(1) was amended by the Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 39), Schedule 10, paragraph 8(17).