2002 No. 248
EDUCATION

The St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 73(f) and 74(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 19801 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st August 2002.

Amendment of St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 20012.

Schedule 1 to the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 20012 is amended as follows:–

(a)

in sub-paragraphs (3) and (5) of paragraph 10 (references to income) for the sum of “£1,430” in the three places where it occurs substitute “£1,463”;

(b)

in paragraph 13 (remission of fees-boarding pupils)–

(i)

in sub-paragraph (2) for the sum of “£9,750” substitute “£9,772”; and

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (3) for the Table substitute–

“(1)

(2)

(3)

Part of relevant income to which specified percentage applies

Only aided pupil

Each of two aided pupils

That part which exceeds £9,623 but does not exceed £12,161

10%

7.5%

That part (if any) which exceeds £12,161 but does not exceed £17,047

20%

15%

That part (if any) in excess of £17,047

12.5%

7.5%”;

(c)

in paragraph 14 (remission of fees-day pupils) for the sums of “£12,040” and “£11,888” substitute “£12,310” and “£12,161” respectively;

(d)

in paragraph 18 (clothing grants)–

(i)

in sub-paragraph (3)–

(aa)

for the sum of “£12,473” substitute “£12,760”; and

(bb)

for heads (a) to (d) substitute–

“(a)

£195, where the relevant income does not exceed £11,202;

(b)

£146, where that income exceeds £11,202 but does not exceed £11,724;

(c)

£95, where that income exceeds £11,724 but does not exceed £12,227;

(d)

£49, where that income exceeds £12,227 but does not exceed £12,760:”; and

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (4)–

(aa)

for the sum of “£11,952” substitute “£12,227”; and

(bb)

for heads (a) and (b) substitute–

“(a)

£75, where the relevant income does not exceed £11,368;

(b)

£39, where that income exceeds £11,368 but does not exceed £12,227.”; and

(e)

in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 24 (amount of school travel grants) for the sums of “£11,129” and “£10,950” substitute “£11,385” and “£11,202” respectively.

NICOL STEPHEN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Regulations amend the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 to uprate, with effect from 1st August 2002, the qualifying income levels for the remission of fees and charges and the making of grants under the aided places scheme.

The details of the amendments are as follows:–

(a)

the deduction from relevant income for dependent children and relatives has been increased from £1,430 to £1,463 (regulation 2(a));

(b)

the level of income at or below which fees are to be wholly remitted is increased from £9,750 to £9,772 for boarders and from £12,040 to £12,310 for day pupils, with corresponding increases in the extent of fee remission where the relevant income exceeds these sums (regulation 2(b) and (c));

(c)

the qualifying income levels for clothing grants and school travel grants are increased (regulation 2(d) and (e)); and

(d)

school clothing grants are increased by either £2 or £1, depending on the income level (regulation 2(d)).