These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 20th July 2001.
Specified date: 20 July 2001: see above.
The Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) Regulations 2000 shall be amended as follows.
Specified date: 20 July 2001: see reg 1.
In regulation 4(1)(a) delete the words “providing education the standard of which is higher than that of a first degree course and”.
Specified date: 20 July 2001: see reg 1.
In regulation 9(2) substitute for the amount “£5,000” the amount “£5,120”.
Specified date: 20 July 2001: see reg 1.
These Regulations shall not have effect in relation to an academic year (as defined in regulation 2(6) of the Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) Regulations 2000) which begins before 1st September 2001.
Specified date: 20 July 2001: see reg 1.
Margaret Hodge
Minister of State
Department for Education and Skills
25th June 2001
These Regulations, which come into force on 20th July 2001, further amend the Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) Regulations 2000 (“the principal Regulations”). Regulation 4(1)(a) of the principal Regulations is amended so that a course need not be of a standard higher than that of a first degree in order to be designated by the principal Regulations (regulation 3). Regulation 9(2) of the principal Regulations is amended to increase the maximum amount of grant payable from £5,000 to £5,120 (regulation 4). These amendments to the principal Regulations shall not apply in respect of an academic year beginning before 1st September 2001 (regulation 5).
