Regulation 13 Regulation 43

in paragraph (3)(a)^f2 for “£255” substitute “£260”;

for paragraph (3)(b) substitute—

“(b)

the sum of £319 towards the costs of books and equipment,”;

after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A)

There shall also be excluded from a student’s grant income—

(a)

any grant of £250 for an only or eldest dependent child payable under regulation 15(1)(c) of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2001^f3;

(b)

any grant of £500 in respect of expenditure on travel, books and equipment for the purpose of attending his course which is payable under regulation 15(8) of those Regulations;

(c)

any grant for child care costs payable under regulation 16 of those Regulations;

(d)

any grant in respect of a lone parent’s child care costs which is payable under regulation 4(1)(c) of the Students' Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1999 and which is specified as such on the student’s award notice.”;

In paragraph (5)^f4 after “Any” insert “grant in respect of dependants paid under section 63(6) of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968^f5 (grants in respect of the provision of instruction to officers of hospital authorities) and any”.