The Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) Regulations 2008

• (2) The conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are—

• (a) more than one child of the College of Europe student’s parents holds a statutory award;

• (b) the College of Europe student’s parent holds a statutory award;

• (c) the College of Europe student’s parent’s partner holds a statutory award;

• (d) the College of Europe student’s partner holds a statutory award.

Signed

Jane Hutt — Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers. — 8 January 2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide for support for eligible students taking designated higher education courses at the Bologna Center, the College of Europe or the European University Institute in respect of an academic year beginning on or after 1 September 2008.

A grant for fees is available for one eligible student at the Bologna Center.

A grant for fees, grants for living and other costs, a disabled students' allowance and a grant for dependants are available for up to two eligible students at the College of Europe.

Grants for living and other costs, a disabled students' allowance and a grant for dependants are available for one eligible student at the European University Institute.

The Regulations set out the eligibility criteria for the grants, the application procedure and the method for calculating the amount of grant payable. The Regulations also set out the arrangements for payment of the grants and recovery of any overpayments.

These Regulations also amend the Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (the “2007 Regulations”). The amendments are referred to in Schedule 1.

These Regulations revoke the 2007 Regulations to the extent set out in regulations 4 to 6.

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.

[^f00002]: The functions of the Secretary of State under the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by section 44 of the Higher Education Act 2004 and the Higher Education Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1833 (W.149)(C.79)) as amended by the Higher Education Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1660 (W.159)(C.56)). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraphs 30(1) and 30(2)(a) of Schedule 11 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

[^f00003]: S.I. 2007/2313 (W.184).

[^f00004]: 2002 c. 41.

[^f00005]: Cmnd. 9171.

[^f00006]: 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.

[^f00007]: 1962 c. 12; sections 1 to 4 and Schedule 1 were substituted by the provision sets 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.

[^f00008]: 1992 c. 4.

[^f00009]: 2002 c. 38.

[^f00010]: 1989 c. 41. Section 23 was amended by the Children Act 2004 (c. 31), section 49(3).

[^f00011]: OJ L158, 30.04.2004, pp77–123.

[^f00012]: Cm. 2073.

[^f00013]: Cm. 2183.

[^f00014]: 1971 c. 77; section 33(2A) was inserted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61).

[^f00015]: Cm. 4904.

[^f00016]: OJ No L257, 19.10.1968, p2 (OJ/SE 1968 (ii) p475).

[^f00017]: 1988 c. 1.

[^f00018]: 2004 c. 12.

[^f00019]: “Financial Statistics” (ISSN 0015-203X).