1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Grants) (Music and Ballet Schools) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 21st August 1990.

(2) These Regulations shall apply in relation to a school year beginning on or after the date mentioned in paragraph (1).

(3) In these Regulations-

(a)a reference to the principal Regulations is a reference to the Education (Grants) (Music and Ballet Schools) Regulations 1989(3); and

(b)a reference to the Aided Pupil Scheme is a reference to the scheme described in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations,

and the amendments to the Aided Pupil Scheme contained in these Regulations shall be made to Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations.

2. In the principal Regulations after Part II (grant) there shall be inserted the following Part -

"PART IIAGRANT TO THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL FOR THE PROVISION OF BALLET DANCING IN THE UPPER DIVISION

Grant to the Royal Ballet School

8A. Subject to the provisions of this Part, the Secretary of State may, in respect of each school year, pay grant to the Royal Ballet School in respect of their expenditure, incurred or to be incurred, in providing education in ballet dancing for pupils in the Upper Division thereof.

Conditions of residence applicable to grant

8B.-(1) Payment of such grant shall be made only in respect of the provision of education in ballet dancing to pupils in the Upper Division of the Royal Ballet School who meet the conditions of residence set out in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations, as modified by paragraph (2) below ("qualifying pupils").

(2) For the purposes of this Regulation, sub-paragraph (1)(a) of and the references to "the relevant date" in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 shall be read as referring to 1st January in the calendar year in which the school year, in respect of which grant is to be paid under this Part, begins, and the reference in sub-paragraph (1)(b) to "the relevant two year period" as referring to the period of two years preceding that date.

Amount of grant

8C.-(1) The amount of grant payable by the Secretary of State under this Part in respect of any schoolyear shall, subject to paragraph (2), be such an amount as he may determine after consultation with the Royal Ballet School.

(2) In determining the amount of grant payable to the Royal Ballet School under this Part, the Secretary of State shall have regard in particular to-

(a)the amount of fees or charges received or to be received by the Royal Ballet School in respect of the provision of education in ballet dancing for qualifying pupils for the school year in respect of which grant is to be paid under this Part; and

(b)the amount of grant received or to be received by the Royal Ballet School for that school year under the Scheme referred to in Part II above to take account of fees and charges remitted by the School pursuant to the Scheme.".

3. In sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 13 of the Aided Pupil Scheme (remission of fees-boarding pupils) for the sum £6,529 there shall be substituted the sum £7,059 and for the Table in sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 13 there shall be substituted the following Table-

4. In sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) of paragraph 14 of the Aided Pupil Scheme (remission of fees - day pupils) for the sums "£8,203" and "£8,054" there shall be substituted the sums "£8,871" and "£8,722" respectively.

5. For sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) of paragraphs 17 of the Aided Pupil Scheme (uniform grants) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs -

"(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 uniform grant shall be payable in the case of an aided pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £9,151 and in such case the grant shall be of an amount equal to so much of the clothing expenditure as does not exceed -�

(a)£140, where the relevant income does not exceed £8,034;

(b)£105, where that income exceeds £8,034 but does not exceed £8,407;

(c)£69, where that income exceeds £8,407 but does not exceed £8,769;

(d)£35, where that income exceeds £8,769 but does not exceed £9,151:

Provided that any uniform grant which would fall to be paid in pursuance of this sub-paragraph in an aided pupil's first year at the school may be paid during the period commencing on 21st August 1990 and ending when that year begins.

(4) Except where sub-paragraphs (3) applies, uniform grant shall be payable in the case of an aided pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £8,769 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)£52, where the relevant income does not exceed £8,234;

(b)£26, where that income exceeds £8,234 but does not exceed £8,769.".

6. In sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 23 of the Aided Pupil Scheme (school travel grants) for the sums "£7,595" and "£7,416" there shall be substituted the sums "£8,213" and "£8,034" respectively.

7. In paragraph 3 of the Appendix to the Aided Pupil Scheme (computation of income) -

(a)at the end of sub-paragraph (k) the word "or" shall be deleted;

(b)at the end of sub-paragraph (l) the word "or" shall be inserted;

(c)after sub-paragraph (l) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph -

"(m)in pursuance of section 54 of the Finance Act 1989(4) (relief for medical insurance),".

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Education (Grants) (Music and Ballet Schools) Regulations 1989. They come into force on 21st August 1990and apply to a school year beginning on or after that date.

The Secretary of State is authorised to pay grant to the Royal Ballet School in respect of their expenditure in providing education in ballet dancing for pupils in the Upper Division of the School. Payment of grant may be made only in respect of the provision of education in ballet dancing for those pupils who meet certain conditions of residence. The amount of grant payable by the Secretary of State to the Royal Ballet School is to be such an amount as he may determine after consultation with the School (regulation 2).

The means test for the remission of fees is relaxed and the level of income at or below which fees are to be wholly remitted is set at £7,059 in place of the present £6,529 for boarders, and £8,871 in place of the present £8,203 for day pupils (regulations 3and 4). The means tests for uniform and school travel grants are also relaxed (regulations 5and 6).

References to the relevant income tax legislation in the Appendix to the Aided Pupil Scheme, contained in Schedule 1 to the 1989 Regulations, are updated so as to discount deductions from total income allowed on payments for medical insurance made by those aged 60 or over(regulation 7).