2008 No. 214
EDUCATION

The St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 73(f) and 74(l) of the Education (Scotland) Act 19801 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st August 2008.

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 paragraph 10(3) and (5) (references to income) for the sum of “£1,675” in the three places where it occurs substitute “£1,745”;

(b)

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

(i)

in sub paragraph (2) for the sum of “£11,163” substitute “£11,632”; 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 £11,452 but does not exceed £14,477

10%

7.5%

That part (if any) which exceeds £14,477 but does not exceed £20,293

20%

15%

That part (if any) in excess of £20,293

12.5%

7.5%”;

(c)

in paragraph 14 (remission of fees-day pupils)–

(i)

in sub paragraph (2) for the sum of “£14,064” substitute “£14,655”; and

(ii)

in sub paragraph (3) for the sum of “£13,893” substitute “£14,477”;

(d)

in paragraph 18 (clothing grants)–

(i)

in sub paragraph (3)–

(aa)

for the sum of “£14,576” substitute “£15,188”; and

(bb)

for paragraphs (a) to (d) substitute–

“(a)

£231, where the relevant income does not exceed £13,334;

(b)

£173, where that income exceeds £13,334 but does not exceed £13,957;

(c)

£114, where that income exceeds £13,957 but does not exceed £14,554;

(d)

£57, where that income exceeds £14,554 but does not exceed £15,188:”; and

(ii)

in sub paragraph (4)–

(aa)

for the sum of “£13,967” substitute “£14,554”; and

(bb)

for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute–

“(a)

£90, where the relevant income does not exceed £13,530;

(b)

£47, where that income exceeds £13,530 but does not exceed £14,554.”; and

(e)

in sub paragraph (1) of paragraph 24 (amount of school travel grants) for the sums of “£13,006” and “£12,797” substitute “£13,552” and “£13,334” respectively.

FIONA HYSLOP
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 to uprate, with effect from 1st August 2008, 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 £1,675 to £1,745 (regulation 2(a));

(b)

the level of income at or below which fees are to be wholly remitted is increased from £11,163 to £11,632 for boarders and from £14,064 to £14,655 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 £4, depending on the income level (regulation 2(d)(ii)).