2009 No. 2156 (W.180)

EDUCATION, WALES

The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

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:

Title, commencement and application1

1

The title of these Regulations is the Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2009.

2

These Regulations come into force on 31 August 2009 and apply in relation to Wales.

Amendments

2

The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 20083 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 12.

3

In regulation 2, in the definition of “Research Council” (“Cyngor Ymchwil”), for “Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council”, substitute “Science and Technology Facilities Council”4.

4

In the Welsh text of regulation 3(9), for “1 Medi 2008” substitute “1 Medi 2009”.

5

In regulation 5(2), for “paragraph 6 or 7” substitute “paragraph 7 or 8”.

6

In regulation 6(16)(l), for “1 September 2007”, substitute “1 September 2009”.

7

In the Welsh text of regulation 10(2)(b), for “21(6) neu 21(8)” substitute “21(3) neu 21(7)”.

8

In regulation 60(11), for “paragraph (4)” substitute “paragraph (10)”.

9

In regulation 60(12), for “paragraph (4)” substitute “paragraph (10)”.

10

In regulation 80(2), for “paragraph 6 or 7” substitute “paragraph 7 or 8”.

11

In the English text of paragraph 9(1)(a)(ii) in Schedule 1, omit “a” after “a family member of”.

12

In the Welsh text of paragraph 5(1)(a) in Schedule 6, for “£39,780” substitute “£39,793”.

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

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3170) (W.283) (“the 2008 Regulations”) provide for financial support for students who are ordinarily resident in Wales taking designated higher education courses in respect of academic years beginning on or after 1 September 2009.

These Regulations correct minor technical errors and typographical errors in the 2008 Regulations.