The Education and Training (Scotland) Regulations 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations define “arrangements” which qualify under section 2 of the Education and Training (Scotland) Act 2000 (“the Act”) and provide for payment of grants to persons who are parties to such qualifying arrangements (such persons being defined in the Regulations as “learning account holders”).

Regulations 2 to 4 deal with qualifying arrangements. The arrangements take the form of registration by a qualifying person (defined in regulation 3) with a body approved by the Scottish Ministers (referred to in the Regulations as a “Learning Account administrator”) which has not been withdrawn or cancelled. In certain circumstances, qualifying arrangements under corresponding provisions applying in England, Wales or Northern Ireland will be qualifying arrangements also. Regulation 4 deals with general matters in connection with registration.

Regulations 5 to 8 provide for payment of grants to or in respect of learning account holders. Regulation 5 provides for the power to pay grants. Regulation 6 provides for the kind of education and training in respect of which grant is payable. Regulation 7 provides for the amount of grant, and regulation 8 contains various supplementary provisions including provision for the grant to be paid in such manner as the Scottish Ministers determine and provision for payment of grants to the person providing the education or training.

Regulation 9 contains transitional provisions.

Regulation 10 amends references in the Act to section 100 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 to references to section 104 in consequence of renumbering of clauses of the Bill for that Act during the passage of that Bill.