# The Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000

W.S.I. 2000/1938 · made 19 July 2000

These Regulations amend the Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1997 (“the 1997 Regulations”) in respect of a school year beginning on or after 1st September 2000. The 1997 Regulations prescribe arrangements for pupils who are eligible to continue to hold assisted places at independent schools by virtue of section 2 of the Education (Schools) Act 1997, notwithstanding the abolition of the assisted places scheme by section 1 of that Act.

Made under: Education (Schools) Act 1997 (Section 3)

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## Introductory text

EDUCATION, WALES
Made 19th July 2000
Coming into force 1st September 2000
The National Assembly for Wales has consulted, in accordance with section 3(7) of the Education (Schools) Act 1997, such bodies as appear to it to be appropriate and representative of schools which provide assisted places under section 2(1) of that Act.
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 3(1), (2), (5) and (9) of that Act and now vested in the National Assembly for Wales, the National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st September 2000.
(2) These Regulations apply to Wales only.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to any school year beginning on or after 1st September 2000.

## 2 Amendment of the Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1997

(1) The Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1997 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 10(4) and (6), for “£1,300” in each place where it appears there shall be substituted “£1,400”.
(3) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2, for “£10,670” there shall be substituted “£10,901”.
(4) For the table following paragraph 2(1) of that Schedule there shall be substituted the following table —
“
TABLE
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Part of relevant income to which specified percentage applies
Only assisted pupil (%)
Each of two assisted pupils (%)
Each of three assisted pupils (%)
That part which exceeds £10,735 but does not exceed £11,674
9
6.75
5.25
That part (if any) which exceeds £11,674 but does not exceed £12,626
12
9
7
That part (if any) which exceeds £12,626 but does not exceed £14,516
15
11.25
8.75
That part (if any) which exceeds £14,516 but does not exceed £17,430
21
15.75
12.25
That part (if any) which exceeds £17,430 but does not exceed £21,228
24
18
14
That part (if any) which exceeds £21,228
33
24.75
19.25
”

## Signature

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998.
D. Elis Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
19th July 2000

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1997 (“the 1997 Regulations”) in respect of a school year beginning on or after 1st September 2000. The 1997 Regulations prescribe arrangements for pupils who are eligible to continue to hold assisted places at independent schools by virtue of section 2 of the Education (Schools) Act 1997, notwithstanding the abolition of the assisted places scheme by section 1 of that Act.
The deduction to be made in “relevant” income in respect of dependent relatives under regulation 10(4) and (6) of the 1997 Regulations is increased from £1,300 to £1,400.
The level of income at or below which fees are to be wholly remitted is set at £10901 instead of £10670, with corresponding increases in the extent of remission where “relevant” income exceeds that sum.

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