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The Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) (Amendment) Regulations 1990

S.I. 1990/1547 · Made 26 July 1990

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EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 26th July 1990

Laid before Parliament 27th July 1990

Coming into force 21st August 1990

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 18 and 35(4) of the Education Act 1980f1, the Secretary of State for Education and Science, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, hereby make the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1980 c. 20.

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. 3Regulation 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 21st August 1990.

(2)

These Regulations shall apply in relation to a school year beginning on or after the date mentioned in paragraph (1).

(3)

In these Regulations a reference to the principal Expenses Regulations is a reference to the Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) Regulations 1989f1.

2

For paragraphs (3) and (4) of regulation 3 of the principal Expenses Regulations (uniform grants) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—

“(3)

In a pupil’s first assisted year, uniform grant shall be payable in the case of an assisted pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £9,151 and in such case the grant shall be of an amount equal to so much of the clothing expenditure as does not exceed—

(a)

£140, where the relevant income does not exceed £8,034;

(b)

£105, where that income exceeds £8,034 but does not exceed £8,407;

(c)

£69, where that income exceeds £8,407 but does not exceed £8,769;

(d)

£35, where that income exceeds £8,769 but does not exceed £9,151:

Provided that any uniform grant which would fall to be paid in a pupil’s first assisted year may be paid during the period commencing on 21st August 1990 and ending when that year begins.

(4)

In any subsequent school year uniform grant shall be payable in the case of an assisted pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £8,769 and in such case the grant shall be of an amount equal to so much of the clothing expenditure (disregarding expenditure in respect of which a previous grant has been paid) as does not exceed—

(a)

£52, where the relevant income does not exceed £8,234;

(b)

£26, where that income exceeds £8,234 but does not exceed £8,769.”.

3

In regulation 4(5) of the principal Expenses Regulations (school travel grants)for the sums “£7,595” and “£7,416” there shall be substituted the sums “£8,213” and “£8,034” respectively.

Signature

John MacGregor

Secretary of State for Education and Science

26th July 1990

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

26th July 1990

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Education (Assisted Places) (Incidental Expenses) Regulations 1989. They come into force on 21st August 1990 and apply to a school year beginning on or after that date.

The means tests for uniform grants and school travel grants are relaxed (regulations 2 and 3).