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The Scholarships and Other Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 1989

S.I. 1989/1278 · Made 25 July 1989

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EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 25th July 1989

Laid before Parliament 28th July 1989

Coming into force 1st September 1989

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 81 of the Education Act 1944f1, 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

1944 c. 31; section 81 was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40). For the transfer of functions to the Secretary of State see S.I. 1964/490, 1970/1536 and 1978/274.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Scholarships and Other Benefits Regulations 1977
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Scholarships and Other Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 1st September 1989.

2Amendment of the Scholarships and Other Benefits Regulations 1977

(1)

In the definition of “school” in regulation 2(1) of the Scholarships and Other Benefits Regulations 1977f1, for the words “the Education Acts 1944 to 1976” there shall be substituted the words “the Education Acts 1944 to 1988”.

(2)

In regulation 4(a) of those Regulations, for the words “or special schools” there shall be substituted the words “, grant-maintained schools or special schools”.

Signature

Kenneth Baker

Secretary of State for Education and Science

21st July 1989

Peter Walker

Secretary of State for Wales

25th July 1989

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend regulation 4(a) of the Scholarships and Other Benefits Regulations 1977 (which permits local education authorities to defray the expenses of pupils taking part in school activities) by inserting a reference to grant-maintained schools. They also update the definition of “school” in those Regulations to refer to the Education Acts 1944 to 1988.