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 or her 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 loan parent’s child care costs which is payable under regulations 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”.