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The Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008

S.S.I. 2008/205 · Made 29 May 2008

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EDUCATION

Made 29th May 2008

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 2nd June 2008

Coming into force 1st August 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 73(f) and 74(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1980 c. 44 (“the 1980 Act”). Section 73(f) of the 1980 Act was amended by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30) (“the 1998 Act”), section 29(1) and by the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 6), section 3(2). Section 74(1) of the 1980 Act was amended by the Self Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 39), Schedule 10, paragraph 8(17). The functions of the Secretary of State contained in sections 73(f) and 74(1) of the 1980 Act were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
  3. 3Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
  4. 4Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
  5. 5Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
  6. 6Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
  7. Signature
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st August 2008.

2Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

The Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007f1 are amended in accordance with the following regulations.

3Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

(1)

Regulation 3 (eligible students) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (2)–

(a)

at the end of sub-paragraph (d) insert “and”; and

(b)

omit sub-paragraphs (f) and (g).

(3)

Omit paragraph (3)(b).

(4)

In paragraph (4) omit “and (f)”.

4Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

In regulation 4(1) (designated courses)–

(a)

for paragraph (b) substitute “a full-time course or sandwich course but not a part-time course;”; and

(b)

in paragraph (c) omit the words from “and, in the case of” to “the same qualification”.

5Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

(1)

Regulation 6 (transfers of eligibility) is amended as follows.

(2)

Omit paragraph (1)(c).

(3)

In paragraph (3) for “(1)(a), (b) or (c)” substitute “(1)(a) or (b)”.

(4)

Omit paragraph (5).

6Amendment of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

For regulation 7(1) (termination of eligibility) substitute–

“(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) an eligible student shall cease to be eligible for a loan on–

(a)

the expiry of the period ordinarily required for the completion of the course; or

(b)

transferring from a full-time course to a part-time course,

and accordingly that person shall then cease to be an eligible student.”.

Signature

FIONA HYSLOP

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

29th May 2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 to provide that part-time courses may no longer be designated courses. Students undertaking part-time courses will therefore no longer be eligible for student loans.