EDUCATION Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st August 2003. Amendment of St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 2 Schedule 1 to the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 is amended as follows:– a in paragraph 10(3) and (5) (references to income) for the sum of “£1,463” in the three places where it occurs substitute “£1,500”; b in paragraph 13 (remission of fees-boarding pupils)– i in sub-paragraph (2) for the sum of “£9,772” substitute “£9,997”; and ii in sub-paragraph (3) for the Table substitute– (1) (2) (3) Part of relevant income to which specified percentage applies Only aided pupil Each of two aided pupils That part which exceeds £9,844 but does not exceed £12,441 10% 7.5% That part (if any) which exceeds £12,441 but does not exceed £17,439 20% 15% That part (if any) in excess of £17,439 12.5% 7.5% ; c in paragraph 14 (remission of fees-day pupils)– i in sub-paragraph (2) for the sum of “£12,310” substitute “£12,593”; and ii in sub-paragraph (3) for the sum of “£12,161” substitute “£12,441”; d for paragraph 17 (remission of charges for meals-day pupils) substitute– 17 1 Where the parents of an aided pupil who is a day pupil satisfy the school at any time during a school year, or the month preceding the beginning of a school year, that they are a person specified in paragraph (2) the school shall remit the whole of any charges for meals– a for the whole of that school year, where it is satisfied as aforesaid at or before the beginning of that year; or b for the remainder of the school year, where it is so satisfied in the course thereof, notwithstanding that the parents may cease to be a person specified in paragraph (2) between the school being so satisfied and the end of the school year in question. 2 The person referred to in paragraph (1) is a person who is in receipt of– i income support; ii an income-based jobseeker’s allowance (payable under the Jobseekers Act 1995 ); or iii Child Tax Credit (payable under Tax Credits Act 2002 ) in the circumstances set out in paragraph (3). 3 The circumstances referred to in paragraph (2)(iii) are– i the person is entitled to Child Tax Credit but not to Working Tax Credit (payable under the Tax Credits Act 2002); and ii the person is receiving Child Tax Credit by virtue of an award which is based on an annual income not exceeding the amount determined for the purposes of section 7(1)(a) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 as the income threshold for Child Tax Credit. ; e in paragraph 18 (clothing grants)– i in sub-paragraph (3)– aa for the sum of “£12,760” substitute “£13,053”; and bb for heads (a) to (d) substitute– a £199, where the relevant income does not exceed £11,460; b £149, where that income exceeds £11,460 but does not exceed £11,994; c £97, where that income exceeds £11,994 but does not exceed £12,508; d £50, where that income exceeds £12,508 but does not exceed £13,053: ; and ii in sub-paragraph (4)– aa for the sum of “£12,227” substitute “£12,508”; and bb for heads (a) and (b) substitute– a £77, where the relevant income does not exceed £11,629; b £40, where that income exceeds £11,629 but does not exceed £12,508. ; and f in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 24 (amount of school travel grants) for the sums of “£11,385” and “£11,202” substitute “£11,647” and “£11,460” respectively. PETER J PEACOCK A member of the Scottish Executive St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 4th June 2003