The Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 1988

Statutory Instruments

1988 No. 477

EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 1988

Made

10th March 1988

Laid before Parliament

18th March 1988

Coming into force

11th April 1988

The Secretary of State for Education and Science in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 4(2) of the Education Act 1962(1) hereby makes the following Regulations:

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 11th April 1988.

2.  In Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1987(2)—

(a) at the end of paragraph 1(1)(j) there shall be added the words “, any income support under Part II of the Social Security Act 1986(3) or any transitional addition, personal expenses addition or special transitional addition payable under Part II of the Income Support (Transitional) Regulations 1987(4);”; and

(b) at the end of paragraph 1(1)(l) there shall be added the words “or any housing benefit under Part II of the Social Security Act 1986;”.

(c) in paragraph 1(1)(r) there shall be substituted for the word “ERAMUS” the word “ERASMUS”.

Kenneth Baker

Secretary of State for Education and Science

10th March 1988

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 3 to the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1987 by adding income support and housing benefit (both payable under Part II of the Social Security Act 1986) and payments under Part II of the Income Support (Transitional) Regulations 1987 to those of the student’s resources that may be disregarded for the purpose of calculating his income. The opportunity has also been taken to correct the misprint in paragraph 1(1)(r).

(1)

1962 c. 12; the relevant provisions, as amended, are set out in Schedule 5 to the Education Act 1980 (c. 20); section 1(3)(d) was amended by section 4 of the Education (Grants and Awards) Act 1984 (c. 11).

(2)

S.I. 1987/1261.

(3)

1986 c. 50.

(4)

S.I. 1987/1969.