The Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 1995

Amount of bursaries

4.—(1) The amount of a bursary shall be determined by the education authority and may include sums in respect of—

(a) tuition and other fees payable in respect of the holder of the bursary;

(b) travelling expenses necessarily incurred, or to be incurred, by the holder in attending the course of study in respect of which the bursary is awarded;

(c) the maintenance of the holder and of any person dependent on him during periods of full-time study and during vacations;

(d) other expenses incurred, or to be incurred, by the holder in taking advantage of educational facilities.

(2) A bursary payable to or in respect of a person who is eligible for a bursary only by virtue of paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 may include sums only in respect of tuition and other fees payable in respect of that person.

(3) In determining the amount of a bursary, the education authority may take account of the sums, if any, which in their opinion the holder of the bursary, the holder’s parents and the holder’s spouse can reasonably be expected to contribute towards the holder’s expenses.

(4) The amount of a bursary may be revised at any time if the education authority think fit having regard to—

(a) the failure of the holder to comply with the conditions of the bursary; or

(b) all the circumstances of the holder or his parents or both as the case may be; or

(c) any error made in the computation of the amount of the bursary.