Title, commencement, application and interpretation

1

1

The title of these Regulations is the Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008.

2

Subject to paragraph (3) these Regulations come into force on 31 December 2008.

3

Regulations 7 and 8 come into force on 1 September 2009.

4

These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

2

In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations” (“y Prif Reoliadau”) means the Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) Regulations 20083.

Amendment of the Principal Regulations

3

The Principal Regulations are amended in accordance with these Regulations.

4

1

Regulation 3 is amended as follows.

2

In the definition of “relevant date” (“dyddiad perthnasol”), for “1 February 2008”, substitute “12 January 2009”.

5

1

Regulation 9 is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (3)—

a

for “1 September 2008”, substitute “1 September 2009”; and

b

for “28 February 2008” in each place it appears, substitute “1 February 2009”.

6

1

Regulation 10 is amended as follows.

2

For paragraph (17) substitute—

17

The deadline for receipt of financial information in relation to an academic year beginning on or after 1 September 2009 is 1 February 2009, or in the case of grants payable under regulations 20(7) and 22(6), 1 February 2010.

7

1

Regulation 22 is amended as follows.

2

For paragraph (3), substitute—

3

A European University Institute student qualifies for a grant for living costs of 18,099 euro in relation to an academic year beginning on or after 1 September 2009.

8

The Schedule to these Regulations has effect to substitute the figures in the third column of the table for the figures in the second column of the table where they appear in the provisions of the Principal Regulations set out in the first column.

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

9

The Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations4 are amended in accordance with regulation 10.

10

In the Welsh text of regulation 3, omit “a Benthyciadau”.

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