The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) Regulations 2007

• (a) a contribution is payable in relation to two or more eligible students (other than new system eligible students) in respect of the same income under paragraph 5 or, where the relevant parent’s partner’s residual income is taken into account under paragraphs 5 and 7; or

• (b) the household income consists of the residual income of an independent eligible student and his or her partner where both hold a statutory award.

Calculation of contribution — new system eligible students

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• (1) In relation to an eligible student who is a new system eligible student, the contribution payable is —

• (a) in any case where the household income exceeds £38,810, £1 for every complete £9.50 by which the household income exceeds £38,810; and

• (b) in any case where the household income is £38,810 or less, nil.

• (2) The contribution must not in any case exceed £5,910.

• (3) The contribution may be adjusted in accordance with paragraph 10 or 11.

• (4) Where sub-paragraph (5) applies, the aggregate contributions must not exceed £5,910.

• (5) This sub-paragraph applies where—

• (a) a contribution is payable in relation to two or more eligible students (other than old system eligible students) in respect of the same income under paragraph 5 or, where the relevant parent’s partner’s residual income is taken into account, under paragraphs 5 and 7; or

• (b) the household income consists of the residual income of an independent eligible student and his or her partner where both hold a statutory award.

Split contributions — eligible students who are not independent

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• (1) This paragraph applies where a contribution is payable in relation to an eligible student who is not an independent eligible student.

• (2) Sub-paragraphs (3) to (7) apply where the children who are eligible students are either all old system eligible students or are all new system eligible students.

• (3) For any year in which a statutory award other than an award referred to in sub-paragraph (4) is held by—

• (i) more than one child of the eligible student’s parents;

• (ii) the eligible student’s parent; or

• (iii) the eligible student’s parent’s partner,

the contribution payable in respect of the eligible student is such proportion of any contribution calculated under paragraph 8 or 9 as the National Assembly after consultation with any other authority involved considers just taking into account the application of paragraph 7 of this Schedule to new eligible students and existing students respectively.

• (4) Subject to the following sub-paragraphs, for any year in which an award payable under these Regulations, the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2003[^f00079] or section 63 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 [^f00080] (and no other statutory award) is held by more than one child of the eligible student’s parents, the contribution payable in respect of the eligible student is an amount equal to the contribution calculated under paragraph 8 or 9 divided by the number of children who hold a relevant statutory award.

• (5) If, as a result of the apportionment under sub-paragraph (4), the contribution would not be extinguished by applying it in respect of the eligible student’s statutory award, the remainder of the contribution is instead applied—

• (i) first in relation to the smallest statutory award (or each such statutory award) to which the contribution may apply; and

• (ii) then, in increasing order of size, in relation to each remaining statutory award to which the contribution may apply, until the balance of the contribution can be apportioned equally without any part of it remaining or until there remains no part of any statutory award to which the contribution has not been applied.

• (6) Where—

• (a) the eligible student’s parent whose income is assessed under this Schedule has a partner;

• (b) a contribution taking into account the residual income of that parent is payable in relation to more than one eligible student who is the child of either that parent or his or her partner; and

• (c) the amount payable in relation to each eligible student is not the same in every case,

the contribution in respect of each eligible student is calculated under sub-paragraph (7).

• (7) Where sub-paragraph (6) applies, the contribution in respect of an eligible student is an amount equal to the contribution calculated under paragraph 8 or 9 divided by the number of eligible students referred to in paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (6) in relation to whom a contribution is payable and where the contribution is not extinguished by applying it in respect of the eligible student’s statutory award, the remainder of the contribution is applied in the same way as in sub-paragraph (5) to the relevant statutory award of the eligible students in his or her relevant household.

• (8) Where—

• (a) a contribution taking into account the residual income of the parent of an eligible student is payable in relation to more than one eligible student who is the child of that parent or of the parent’s partner; and

• (b) the amount payable in relation to each eligible student is not the same in every case because some of the eligible students are old system eligible students and some are new system eligible students,

the contribution in respect of an eligible student is calculated under sub-paragraph (9).

• (9) Where sub-paragraph (8) applies, the contribution in respect of an eligible student is an amount equal to the contribution calculated under paragraph (8) or (9) divided by the number of eligible students referred to in paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (8) in relation to whom a contribution is payable and where the contribution is not extinguished by applying it in respect of the eligible student’s statutory award, the remainder of the contribution is applied in the same way as in sub-paragraph (5) to the relevant statutory awards of the other old system eligible students where the eligible student is an old system eligible student and to the relevant statutory awards of the other new system eligible students where the eligible student is a new system eligible student.

• (10) Where a contribution taking into account the residual income of the eligible student’s parent is payable in respect of more than one child of that parent or that parent’s partner, if any, and the residual income of any such eligible student is greater than nil, the contribution in relation to each eligible student is calculated in accordance with the following sub-paragraphs—

• (a) the contribution in respect of the eligible student is calculated without reference to paragraph 4 but otherwise in accordance with this Schedule and is apportioned between each eligible student in accordance with this paragraph;

• (b) there is then applied in addition in respect of the eligible student a further contribution of £1 for every complete £9.50 by which the sum calculated in respect of the student under paragraph (c) of this sub-paragraph exceeds £23,100 where the student is an old system eligible student or exceeds £38,810 where the student is a new system eligible student;

• (c) the sum referred to in paragraph (b) of this sub-paragraph is the aggregate of any amounts calculated under paragraphs 4, 5 and 7 (where appropriate) of this Schedule with the deduction of the amount (if any) by which the aggregate of the amounts calculated under paragraphs 5 and 7 exceeds £23,100 where the student is an old system eligible student or exceeds £38,810 where the student is a new system eligible student.

• (11) Subject to sub-paragraph (12), there is added to a parent student’s residual income for the purpose of calculating the contribution to his or her statutory award any sum remaining—

• (a) where the parent student is the parent of only one eligible student and the contribution payable in respect of that eligible student is greater than the statutory award in respect of that eligible student, the difference between that contribution and that statutory award; or

• (b) where a parent student is the parent of more than one eligible student, any sum remaining after the apportionment of the contribution to his or her children under this paragraph.

• (12) Where a parent student has a partner within paragraph 1(j) of this Schedule, the sums added to his or her residual income under sub-paragraph (11) of this paragraph are calculated as though the contribution in respect of his or her children had been assessed taking into account the income of the parent’s partner under paragraph 7, whether or not the contribution was actually calculated on that basis.

• (13) In this paragraph, “relevant household” (“aelwyd berthnasol”) means all those eligible students in respect of whom a contribution is calculated with reference to the same income under both paragraphs 5 and 7.

Split contributions — independent eligible students

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• (1) Where a contribution is payable under paragraph 8 or 9 in relation to an independent eligible student with a partner, the contribution is payable in accordance with the following sub-paragraphs—

• (a) for any year in which a statutory award other than an award referred to in paragraph (b) of this sub-paragraph is held by the independent eligible student’s partner, the contribution payable in respect of the independent eligible student is such proportion of any contribution calculated under paragraph 8 or 9 as the National Assembly after consultation with any other authority involved considers just;

• (b) subject to the following sub-paragraphs, for any year in which an award payable under these Regulations, the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2003 [^f00081]or section 63 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968[^f00082] (and no other statutory award) is held by the independent eligible student’s partner, the contribution payable in respect of the independent eligible student is an amount equal to half the contribution calculated under paragraph 8 or 9;

• (c) if, as a result of the apportionment under paragraph (b) of this sub-paragraph, the contribution calculated would not be extinguished by applying it in respect of the independent eligible student’s statutory award, the remainder of the contribution is instead applied to the relevant statutory award of his or her partner if they are both old system students or if they are both new system students.

• (2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), there is added to a parent student’s residual income for the purpose of calculating the contribution to his or her statutory award any sum remaining—

• (a) where the parent student is the parent of only one eligible student and the contribution payable in respect of that eligible student is greater than the statutory award in respect of that eligible student, the difference between that contribution and that statutory award; or

• (b) where a parent student is the parent of more than one eligible student, any sum remaining after the apportionment of the contribution to his or her children under this Schedule.

• (3) Where a parent student has a partner who is also an eligible student and whose income is taken into account in assessing the contribution in relation to the children in sub-paragraph (2), half of the sum calculated under sub-paragraph (2) is added to the parent student’s residual income.

Signed

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[^f00070]

D. Elis-Thomas — The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly — 27 March 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide for financial support for students who are ordinarily resident in Wales taking designated higher education courses in respect of academic years beginning on or after 1 September 2007. They consolidate, with some changes, the Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) Regulations 2006, as amended by the Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006;

The Regulations revoke those 2006 Regulations and amending Regulations. Regulation 3 sets out the extent of the revocation. Changes of substance made in these Regulations (other than rates of grants and loans) are highlighted below.

The distinction between old system eligible students and new system eligible students (introduced by the 2006 Regulations) in relation to financial support to students for full-time courses is retained (regulation 2(1)).

Old system eligible students are eligible students attending courses that started before 1st September 2006 and gap-year students starting courses before 1 September 2007, and certain other categories of student. The following grants and loans are available to old system eligible subject to the specified conditions —

• · grant for fees (Part 4);

• · fee contribution loan (regulation 20);

• · grant for disabled students' living costs (regulation 24);

• · grant for dependants (regulations 25 to 30);

• · grant for travel (regulation 31);

• · higher education grant (regulation 35); and

• · loans for living costs (Part 6).

A new system eligible student is an eligible student who starts their course on or after 1 September 2006 and who is not an old system eligible student. The following grants and loans are available to new system eligible students, subject to the specified conditions —

• · new fee grants (regulation 18);

• · fee loans (regulations 21 and 22);

• · grant for disabled students' living costs (regulation 24);

• · grant for dependants (regulations 25 to 30);

• · grant for travel (regulation 31);

• · maintenance grant (regulation 36);

• · special support grant (regulation 37); and

• · loans for living costs (Part 6).

To qualify for financial support a student must be an “eligible student”. Broadly, a person is an eligible student if he or she falls within one of the categories listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1 and the eligibility provisions in Part 2 of the Regulations. The Regulations apply to students ordinarily resident in Wales wherever they study on a designated course. For the purposes of these Regulations a person who is ordinarily resident in Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man as a result of having moved from one of those areas for the purpose of undertaking his or her course is considered ordinarily resident in the place from which that person moved (Schedule 1, paragraph 1(3)). An eligible student must also satisfy any requirements elsewhere in the Regulations; in particular the specific requirements applicable to each type of financial support. As to the “new” fee grants for new system eligible students referred to in the list above, see below.

Support is only available under the Regulations in respect of “designated” courses within the meaning of regulations 5, 63 and Schedule 2.

The rules on previous study are unchanged (regulations 6 and 7). In general, students starting courses on or after 1 September 2006 are eligible for fee support and maintenance grants for the ordinary length of their course plus one additional year. The number of years of support available is reduced by the number of years of previously supported higher education. For students who started their course before 1 September 2006 support will be available for the ordinary length of their course. The National Assembly for Wales will be able to extend eligibility where there are compelling personal reasons for doing so in respect of the student concerned. Maintenance loans are available throughout the period of eligibility, which terminates at the end of the academic year in which the student completes the designated course. Students attending courses for the initial training of teachers lasting less than two years are exempt from the previous study rules.

Students who have an honours degree qualification from a higher education institution in the UK will not ordinarily be eligible for support under the Regulations, but students undertaking a second degree course which leads to professional qualification as a social worker, medical doctor, dentist, veterinary surgeon, architect, landscape architect, landscape designer, town planner or town and country planner will still be eligible for a maintenance loan.

Part 3 of the Regulations makes provision for applications for support (regulation 9), time limits for applications (regulation 10) and regulation 11 and Schedule 3 specify the information that must be provided by applicants.

Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Regulations makes provision for students who become eligible during the course of an academic year to qualify for support under Part 4.

Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Regulations makes provision for grant for fees. From 2007, a new (increased) grant for fees is introduced for new system eligible students (regulation 18). Students who are UK nationals must have been ordinarily resident in Wales for three years prior to the start of the course, but this does not apply to nationals of the EC Member States. The grant applies only to students who start courses at publicly-funded institutions in Wales on or after 1 September 2006. A smaller fee grant continues to be available to old system eligible students.

Chapter 3 of Part 4 makes provision for loans for fees. Regulation 22 introduces a new smaller loan for fees for those students who qualify for the new (increased) fee grant. The maximum loan is £1,225 or £610 in the circumstances specified in regulation 16(3). Regulation 20 continues to provide for fee contribution loans not exceeding £1225 per academic year for old system eligible students in respect of their attendance on designated courses. The limit is £610 in the circumstances specified in regulations 16(3). Regulation 21 continues to provide for a fee loan up to a maximum of £3,070 per academic year for new system eligible students who do not qualify for the new fee grant in respect of fees payable by them in respect of their attendance on designated courses. The limit is £1535 in the circumstances specified in regulation 16(3).

Part 5 makes provision for grants for living costs. The means-tested maintenance and special support grants introduced by the 2006 Regulations are continued. The special grant for students leaving care is no longer available. The grant for childcare is now available for any form of childcare that counts as childcare for tax credits purposes under regulations made under the Tax Credits Act 2002 (including, in particular, childcare in Scotland and Northern Ireland).

Part 6 makes provision for loans for living costs. New system eligible students eligible for a maintenance grant will continue to be eligible for a maintenance loan and up to £1,225 of the grant is paid in substitution for an element of the student loan. Maintenance loan entitlement will continue to be reduced by £1 for every £1 of grant payable up to a maximum of £1,225. One small piece of rationalisation is that a student who attends an overseas institution will be in “category 3” for the purpose of calculating entitlements.

Part 8 and Schedule 4 continue to makes provision for “college fee loans” (introduced by the 2006 amending Regulations). These are loans in respect of the college fees payable by a qualifying student to a college or permanent private hall of the University of Oxford or to a college of the University of Cambridge in connection with attendance of a qualifying student on a qualifying course.

Part 9 and Schedule 5 continue to make provision for the means-testing of students taking designated full-time courses. A contribution from the student is calculated on the basis of household income. The contribution is to be applied to specified grants and loans until it is extinguished against the amount of the particular grants and loans for which the student qualifies.

Part 10 makes provision for payment of grants and loans.

Part 11 makes provision for support for part-time courses.

Part 12 makes provision for postgraduate students with disabilities.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1998 c. 30; section 22 was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), section 146 and Schedule 11, the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Schedule 6, the Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), section 147 and the Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8), section 42. Section 42 and section 43 were amended by the Education Act 2002 (c. 32), Schedule 12. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by section 44 of the Higher Education Act 2004, the Higher Education Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1833 (W.149)(c.79) and Higher Education Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1660 (W.159)(c.56)).

[^f00002]: 1962 c. 12; sections 1 to 4 and Schedule 1 were substituted by the provisions set out in Schedule 5 to the Education Act 1980 (c. 20). Section 1(3)(d) was amended by the Education (Grants and Awards) Act 1984 (c. 11), section 4. Section 4 was amended by the Education Act 1994 (c. 30), Schedule 2, paragraph 2. The entire Act was repealed by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30), section 44(2) and Schedule 4, subject to the transitional provisions and savings set out in the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3237), article 3.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1998/2003.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1999/496, amended by S.I. 1999/2266 and S.I. 2000/1120.

[^f00005]: S.I. 2000/1121, amended by S.I. 2000/1490, S.I. 2000/2142 and S.I. 2000/2912.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2001/951, amended by S.I. 2001/1730, S.I. 2001/2355 and S.I. 2002/174.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2002/195, amended by S.I. 2002/1318, S.I. 2002/2088 and S.I. 2002/3059.

[^f00008]: S.I. 2002/3200.

[^f00009]: S.I. 2003/1065.

[^f00010]: S.I. 2003/3280.

[^f00011]: S.I. 2004/161.

[^f00012]: S.I. 2004/1602.

[^f00013]: S.I. 2004/2041.

[^f00014]: S.I. 2004/2598.

[^f00015]: S.I. 2005/5.

[^f00016]: SI 2005/2084.

[^f00017]: S.I. 2005/52 as amended by S.I. 2005/1341 and S.I. 2005/2084.

[^f00020]: S.I. 2006/126 (W.19).

[^f00021]: S.I. 2006/ 1863 (W.196) .

[^f00022]: OJ L158, 30.04.2004, p77-123.

[^f00023]: S.I. 2004/1729 (W.173).

[^f00024]: This body was originally established under section 1 of the Education Act 1994 (c. 30) as the Teacher Training Agency. By virtue of section 74 of the Education Act 2005 (c. 18), it continues in existence but is to be known instead as the Training and Development Agency for Schools.

[^f00025]: 1968 c. 46; section 63 was amended by the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 58), Schedule 7, the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32), Schedules 4 and 5, the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49), Schedules 15 and 16, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29), Schedules 16 and 17, the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51), Schedule 17, the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 20, section 25(2) and Schedule 3, the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), Schedule 13, the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), Schedule 1, the Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Consequential Amendments No. 2) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1008), the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46), Schedule 2, the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), Schedule 4, the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15), Schedule 5, the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), Schedules 2, 5 and 9, the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (Supplementary, Consequential etc Provisions) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2469), Schedule 1, the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), Schedules 4, 11 and 14, the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Commencement (No. 2) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/288), article 7, the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/480), article 6 and the Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/957), the Schedule.

[^f00026]: S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14).

[^f00027]: S.I. 2003/1994, amended by S.I. 2004/1038 and S.I. 2004/1792.

[^f00028]: 2002 c. 32.

[^f00029]: Cmnd. 9171.

[^f00030]: Cmnd. 3906 (out of print; photocopies are available, free of charge, from the Student Support Division, Department for Education and Skills, Mowden Hall, Staindrop Road, Darlington DL3 9BG).

[^f00031]: 1980 c. 44; section 73(f) was amended by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30), section 29(1) and the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp6), section 3(2) and section 74 was amended by the Self Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 39), Schedule 10, paragraph 8(17). The functions of the National Assembly were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

[^f00032]: 1990 c. 6; repealed by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30), Schedule 4.

[^f00033]: S.I. 1990/1506 (N.I. 11), amended by S.I. 1996/1274 (N.I. 1), Article 43 and Schedule 5 Part II, S.I. 1996/1918 (N.I. 15), Article 3 and the Schedule and S.I. 1998/258 (N.I. 1), Articles 3 to 6.

[^f00034]: S.I. 1998/1760 (N.I. 14).

[^f00035]: S.I. 1998/1166, amended by S.I. 1998/1972.

[^f00036]: S.I. 1992/580, amended by S.S.I. 2002/423 and S.S.I. 2003/401.

[^f00037]: 2002 c. 41

[^f00038]: 1992 c. 13; section 65(3A) was inserted by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30), section 27.

[^f00039]: S.I. 1999/2263, amended by S.I. 2001/2893.

[^f00040]: 1992 c. 13; section 65(3A) was inserted by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30), section 27.

[^f00041]: “fees” (“ffioedd”) is defined in section 28(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30).

[^f00042]: ERASMUS is part of the European Community action programme SOCRATES; OJ No L28, 3.2.2000, p1.

[^f00043]: The University of London Institute in Paris was formerly known as the British Institute in Paris.

[^f00044]: 1977 c. 49; section 8 was amended by the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), section 1(2).

[^f00045]: Section 11 was amended by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), section 2 and Schedule 1, paragraph 2 and the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), Schedule 4, paragraph 6.

[^f00046]: 2006 c. 42

[^f00047]: type=start slip=2007-05-01 time=1196174369559Section 16BA was inserted by the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002, section 6(1).type=end slip=2007-05-01 time=1196174369559

[^f00048]: type=start slip=2007-05-01 time=11961743755591978 c. 29.type=end slip=2007-05-01 time=1196174375559

[^f00049]: type=start slip=2007-05-01 time=1196174382278S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14).type=end slip=2007-05-01 time=1196174382278

[^f00050]: 1996 c. 56; section 312 was amended by the Education Act 1997 (c. 44), Schedule 7, paragraph 23, the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31), section 140, Schedule 30, paragraph 71 and Schedule 31 and the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), Schedule 9, paragraph 56.

[^f00051]: 2002 c. 21.

[^f00052]: Regulation 14 of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Amount) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2005: as amended by S.I. 2003/701, S.I. 2003/2815, S.I. 2004/762, S.I. 2004/1276, S.I. 2004/2663, S.I. 2005/769, S.I. 2005/2919, S.I. 2006/766) sets out the charges that are prescribed, and thus relevant childcare charges, for the purposes of section 12 of the Tax Credits Act 2002.

[^f00053]: 1992 c. 4.

[^f00054]: 2002 c. 38.

[^f00055]: 1989 c. 41. Section 23 was amended by the Children Act 2004 (c. 31), section 49 (3).

[^f00056]: 1992 c 4. The relevant regulation is regulation 4ZA of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967). Regulation 4ZA was inserted by S.I. 1996/206, amended by S.I. 2000/1981; there are other amending instruments but none are relevant.

[^f00057]: The relevant regulation is regulation 48A of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971). Regulation 48A was inserted by S.I. 1990/1549; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1992/432, 1995/626, 1996/1510 and 1998/766.

[^f00058]: S.I. 1980/51, amended by S.I. 1989/596 and S.I. 1999/3177.

[^f00059]: 1974 c. 39.

[^f00060]: S.I. 1992/580, amended by S.S.I. 2002/423 and S.S.I. 2003/401.

[^f00061]: S.I. 1998/1760 (N.I. 14).

[^f00062]: 1980 c. 44; section 73(f) was amended by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30), section 29(1) and the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp6), section 3(2). Section 73B was inserted by section 29(2) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998.Section 74 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 were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

[^f00063]: 1992 c. 13; section 65(3A) was inserted by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30), section 27.

[^f00064]: 1992 c. 4; Part VII was amended by the Housing Act 1991 (c. 52), Schedule 19, the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), Schedule 9 and Schedule 14, the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), Schedule 2 and Schedule 3, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), Schedule 8 and the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16), Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), Schedule 24.

[^f00065]: 1995 c. 18; Part I was amended by the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18), Schedule 1, the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), Schedules 7 and 8, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), Schedules 7, 8 and 13, the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16), Schedule 2, the National Insurance Contributions Act 2002 (c. 19), Schedule 1 and the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 18), Schedule 6 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), Schedule 24.

[^f00066]: 1973 c. 50; section 2 as substituted by the Employment Act 1988 (c. 19) was amended by the Employment Act 1989 (c. 38), Schedule 7. Subsections (3A) and (3B) were inserted by the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (c. 19), section 47 in relation to Scotland only.

[^f00067]: S.I. 1992/580, amended by S.S.I 2002/423 and S.S.I 2003/401.

[^f00068]: 2000 c. 14.

[^f00069]: 1992 c. 13; section 65(3A) was inserted by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30), section 27.

[^f00070]: 1998 c. 38.

[^f00071]: 1971 c. 77; section 33(2A) was inserted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61).

[^f00072]: Cm. 4904.

[^f00073]: OJ No L257, 19.10.1968, p2 (OJ/SE 1968 (II) p475).

[^f00074]: means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2 May 1992 — Cm 2073, as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17 March 1993, Cm 2183.

[^f00075]: 1989 c. 41

[^f00076]: 1988 c. 1; section 273 was amended by the Finance Act 1988 (c. 39), Schedule 3, paragraph 10 and the Income Tax (Trading and other Income) Act 2005, Schedule 1. Amendments to section 273 made by the Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), section 281 and Schedule 35 do not come into force until 6th April 2006.Sections 619 and 639 are repealed by the Finance Act 2004, section 326 and Schedule 42 with effect from 6th April 2006 subject to the transitional provisions and savings in Schedule 36 to the Finance Act 2004.

[^f00077]: 2004 c. 12.

[^f00078]: “Financial Statistics” (ISSN 0015-203X).

[^f00079]: S.I. 2003/1994, amended by S.I. 2004/1038 , S.I. 2004/1792, S.I. 2005/2083 and S.I. 2005/3137.

[^f00080]: 1968 c. 46; section 63 was amended by the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 58), Schedule 7, the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32), Schedules 4 and 5, the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49), Schedules 15 and 16, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29), Schedules 16 and 17, the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51), Schedule 17, the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 20, section 25(2) and Schedule 3, the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), Schedule 13, the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), Schedule 1, the Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Consequential Amendments No. 2) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1008), the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46), Schedule 2, the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), Schedule 4, the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15), Schedule 5, the National Health Service Reform and Social Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), Schedules 2, 5 and 9, the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (Supplementary, Consequential etc Provisions) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2469), Schedule 1, the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), Schedules 4, 11 and 14, the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Commencement (No. 2) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/288), article 7, the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/480), article 6 and the Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/957), the Schedule.

[^f00082]: 1968 c. 46.