EDUCATION, SCOTLAND Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) Amendment Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 3rd August 1987. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations a reference to the principal Regulations is a reference to the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) Regulations 1986 . Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations 3 1 In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations for the definition of “child” there shall be substituted the following:— “child” includes a step-child and a child adopted in pursuance of adoption proceedings (and “father” and “mother” shall be construed accordingly) and, notwithstanding the definition in section 135(1) of the Act, includes a person who is over school age but has not attained the age of 20 years at the commencement of any school year of the school; . 2 In paragraph (2) of that regulation— a in sub-paragraph (d) there shall be inserted after “court” the following:— (including any order made in terms of section 47 of the Children Act 1975 ; and b in sub-paragraph (e) the following words shall be deleted:— “or to any person who has custody in terms of section 47 of the Children Act 1975” . Regulation 5 of the principal Regulations 4 For regulation 5 of the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the following regulation:— 5 It shall be a condition that a child— a shall have attained the age of 8 years before taking up an aided place at the school; or b will attain that age on or before 31 July next following his taking up an aided place. . Regulation 11 of the principal Regulations 5 In paragraphs (3) and (4) of regulation 11 of the principal Regulations for the sum of “£900” wherever it occurs there shall be substituted the sum of “£950” . Regulation 14 of the principal Regulations 6 1 In paragraph (2) of regulation 14 of the principal Regulations for the sum of “£5,859” there shall be substituted the sum of “£6,002” . 2 In paragraph (3) of that regulation for the Table there shall be substituted the following:— TABLE (1) (2) (3) Part of relevant income to which specified percentage applies Only aided pupil Each of two aided pupils That part which exceeds £5,853 but does not exceed £7,390 10% 7.5% That part (if any) which exceeds £7,390 but does not exceed £10,383 20% 15.0% That part (if any) in excess of £10,383 10% 7.5% . Regulation 15 of the principal Regulations 7 1 In paragraph (2) of regulation 15 of the principal Regulations for the sum of “£7,359” there shall be substituted the sum of “£7,539” . 2 In paragraph (3) of that regulation for the sum of “£7,210” there shall be substituted the sum of “£7,390” . Regulation 18 of the principal Regulations 8 In paragraph (2) of regulation 18 of the principal Regulations for the sum of “£5,773” there shall be substituted the sum of “£5,917” . Regulation 19 of the principal Regulations 9 1 For paragraph (3) of regulation 19 of the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the following paragraph:— 3 Unless an aided pupil has been a pupil at the school before taking up an aided place, in a pupil’s first year at the school clothing grant shall be payable in the case of an aided pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £7,752 and in such case the grant shall be of an amount equal to so much of the clothing expenditure as does not exceed— a £118, where the relevant income does not exceed £6,804; b £89, where that income exceeds £6,804 but does not exceed £7,123; c £59, where that income exceeds £7,123 but does not exceed £7,429; d £30, where that income exceeds £7,429 but does not exceed £7,752. Provided that any clothing grant which would fall to be paid in pursuance of this paragraph in a pupil’s first aided year at the school may be paid during the two months immediately preceding that year. . 2 For paragraph (4) of that regulation there shall be substituted the following paragraph:— 4 Except where paragraph (3) applies, clothing grant shall be payable in the case of an aided pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £7,429 and in such case the grant shall be of an amount equal to so much of the clothing expenditure (disregarding expenditure in respect of which a previous grant has been paid) as does not exceed— a £44, where the relevant income does not exceed £6,976, b £22, where that income exceeds £6,976 but does not exceed £7,429. . Regulation 25 of the principal Regulations 10 In paragraph (1) of regulation 25 of the principal Regulations— a in sub-paragraph (a) for the sum of “£6,819” there shall be substituted the sum of “£6,985” ; and b in sub-paragraph (b) for the sum of “£6,638” there shall be substituted the sum of “£6,804” . Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations 11 In paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations— a at the end of sub-paragraph (h) the word “or” shall be deleted; b after sub-paragraph (i) there shall be inserted— j in pursuance of section 27 of the Finance Act 1986 (relief for donations under payroll deduction scheme); or k in pursuance of regulations made under Schedule 8 to the Finance Act 1986 (relief for investments under personal equity plans), . Michael B. Forsyth Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,Scottish Office New St. Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 29th June 1987