The Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1997

Periods for which fees may be remitted

11.—(1) The parents of an assisted pupil shall be entitled under these Regulations to remission of fees for which they are liable only in respect of a period in which he is—

(a) a registered pupil at the school, and

(b) provided with an assisted place there under section 2(1) of the 1997 Act.

(2) The parents of an assisted pupil shall not be entitled under these Regulations to remission of fees for which they are liable in respect of a period—

(a) after the end of the school year in which he attains the specified age; or, if earlier,

(b) after the end of—

(i) the last school year in which the age in years attained by the majority of pupils in his year group is no greater than the designated year group age, or

(ii) where paragraph (3) applies, such later school year as may be determined by the Secretary of State, having regard to any particular circumstances relating to the pupil concerned.

(3) This paragraph applies where the school, at any time after the end of the 1996—97 school year, starts to provide, as education ordinarily provided by the school, education suitable to the requirements of pupils who have attained an age which exceeds the designated year group age.

(4) In this regulation—

“designated year group age” means the age in years attained by the majority of pupils in the most senior year group for which the school ordinarily provided education in the 1996—97 school year; and

“specified age”—

(a)

in relation to a pupil who is for the time being provided with education suitable to the requirements of pupils taking advanced level examinations for the General Certificate of Education or other comparable examinations, means 20 years, and

(b)

in relation to any other pupil, means 17 years.

(5) This regulation and regulations 12 and 13 shall have effect notwithstanding anything in regulation 14 or any other provision of these Regulations.