The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 661

Education

The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Made

8th March 2010

Laid before Parliament

10th March 2010

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

10th March 2010

Coming into force

6th April 2010

These Regulations are made by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22 and 42 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998(1) and by sections 73(f) and 73B of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980(2) and by the Welsh Ministers(3), in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 22 and 42 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, now exercisable by them.

(1)

1998 c.30. Section 22 was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c.21) section 146, the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c.1) Schedule 6, the Finance Act 2003 (c.14) section 147, the Higher Education Act 2004 (c.8) sections 42 and 43 and the Apprenticeships, Skills and Children and Learning Act 2009 (c.22) section 257.

(2)

1980 c.44. Section 73(f) was amended by and section 73B was inserted by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 section 29.

(3)

The functions of the Secretary of State under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 as regards Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by section 44 of the Higher Education Act 2004, except for those functions under section 22(2)(a), (c), (j) and (k), 3(e) and (f) and (5). Functions under sub-sections 22(2)(a), (c) and (k) were exercisable concurrently with the National Assembly. The section 22 functions which were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales were subsequently transferred to the Welsh Ministers by the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32) section 162 and Schedule 11.