The Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 1576

Education, England

The Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Made

24th June 2009

Laid before Parliament

1st July 2009

Coming into force

1st September 2009

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22 and 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998(1):

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st September 2009.

Amendment of the Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (No. 2) Regulations 2006

2.  The Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (No.2) Regulations 2006(2) are amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 17(3), for “27,115 euro” substitute “28,200 euro”;

(b) in regulation 19(4), for “6,000 euro” substitute “5,000 euro if studying at Natolin campus, Poland and 7,000 euro if studying at Bruges campus, Belgium”.

Amendment of the Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008

3.  In the Schedule to the Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008(3) in the entry for Regulation 18(3), for “11,378 euro” substitute “13,450 euro”.

David Lammy

Minister of State

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

24th June 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations amend the Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (No 2) Regulations 2006 (“the Principal Regulations”) and the Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (“the 2008 Regulations”). The Principal Regulations provide for support for eligible students taking designated higher education courses at Bologna Center, the College of Europe or the European University Institute in respect of an academic year beginning on or after 1st September 2007. The Schedule to the 2008 Regulations sets out the increase in the amounts of support payable to eligible students for the academic years beginning on or after 1st September 2009. These Regulations, the Principal Regulations and the 2008 Regulations apply to England only.

Regulation 2(a) increases the maximum amount of grant payable to eligible students in relation to fees payable at the Bologna Center.

Regulation 2(b) amends the amount of grant payable for board and lodging to a College of Europe student. The maximum amount payable is dependent upon which campus the student attends.

Regulation 3 increases the maximum amount of grant payable to eligible students in relation to fees payable at the College of Europe.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies. The impact on the public sector is minimal.

(1)

1998 c.30; section 22 was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c.21), sections 146 and 153 and Schedule 11; the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c.1), section 722 and Schedule 6; the Finance Act 2003 (c.14), section 147; and the Higher Education Act 2004 (c.8), sections 42, 43 and 50 and Schedule 7. For the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 43(1).

(2)

S.I. 2006/3156, amended by S.I. 2007/3344, S.I. 2008/1478 and S.I. 2008/3054.

(3)

S.I. 2008/3054.