2008 No. 1324 (W.137)

EDUCATION, WALES

The Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

Coming into force

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by sections 22, 42(6) and 43(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 19981, and now exercisable by them2 make the following Regulations:

PART 1GENERAL

Title, commencement and application

1

The title of these Regulations is the Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and they come into force on 13 June 2008.

2

These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Interpretation3

In these Regulations “the 2008 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2008”) means the Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) Regulations 20083.

Amendment of the Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) Regulations 2008

4

The 2008 Regulations are amended as follows.

5

In regulation 18(3), for the figure “25,580” substitute the figure “27,115”.

6

For paragraphs 8(1)(b) and 8(1)(c) of Schedule 2 substitute—

b

was ordinarily resident in Wales and settled in the United Kingdom immediately before leaving the United Kingdom to exercise a right of residence;

c

is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom on the relevant date;

7

In paragraph 4(2)(a) of Schedule 3 omit the words “paid by the student” and “student's”.

Jane HuttMinister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) Regulations 2008 (“the 2008 Regulations”).

Regulation 5 amends regulation 18 of the 2008 Regulations so as to increase the grant for fees payable to students attending the Bologna Centre from 25,580 euro to 27,115 euro.

Regulation 6 amends paragraphs 8(1)(b) and 8(1)(c) of Schedule 2 of the 2008 Regulations to enable students who are settled in the UK and exercise a right of residence in the EU and subsequently return to the UK to study to be eligible for full financial support under the Regulations.

Regulation 7 amends paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 of the 2008 Regulations in relation to the calculation of a student’s parent’s residual income.