{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/students-allowances-scotland-regulations-1987/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/students-allowances-scotland-regulations-1987/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/864",
  "legislation_title": "The Students' Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/students-allowances-scotland-regulations-1987",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Allowances",
  "text": "(1) The amount of an allowance shall be determined by the Secretary of State and may include sums in respect of–\n(a) tuition and other fees payable in respect of the holder of the allowance;\n(b) travelling expenses necessarily incurred, or to be incurred, by the holder in attending the course of study in respect of which the allowance is awarded;\n(c) the maintenance of the holder and of any persons dependent on him during periods of full-time study and during vacations;\n(d) other expenses incurred, or to be incurred, by the holder in taking advantage of educational facilities.\n(2) In determining the amount of an allowance, the Secretary of State shall take account of the sums, if any, which, in accordance with principles determined by him from time to time, the holder, the holder’s parents and the holder’s spouse can reasonably be expected to contribute towards the holder’s expenses.\n(3) The amount of an allowance may be revised at any time if the Secretary of State thinks fit having regard to–\n(a) the failure of the holder to comply with the conditions of allowance, or\n(b) all the circumstances of the holder or his parents or both as the case may be, or\n(c) any error made in the computation of the amount of the allowance.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/864/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:26:44.652831+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}