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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2003 No. 381

EDUCATION, ENGLAND

The Education (Residential Trips)(Prescribed Tax Credits) (England) Regulations 2003

  Made 27th February 2003 
  Laid before Parliament 7th March 2003 
  Coming into force 6th April 2003 

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 457(4)(b)(iii), 569 and 579 of the Education Act 1996[1] hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement, and extent
     1.  - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Residential Trips) (Prescribed Tax Credits) (England) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 6th April 2003.

    (2) These Regulations apply only in relation to England.

Interpretation
    
2. In these Regulations -

Prescribed tax credits
     3. Child Tax Credit is prescribed for the purposes of section 457(4)(b)(iii) of the 1996 Act in the following circumstances -

Prescribed benefit or allowance
    
4. Support provided under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is prescribed for the purposes of section 457(4)(b)(iii) of the 1996 Act.


Stephen Twigg
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Education and Skills

27th February 2003



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


Section 457 of the Education Act 1996 states that where a parent is in receipt of prescribed benefits or allowances their child is entitled to free board and lodging on a residential trip.

These regulations prescribe for that purpose support under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, and Child Tax Credit in defined circumstances.

The defined circumstances are that the parent must not be in receipt of Working Tax Credit, and that Child Tax Credit must be based on an annual income not exceeding the amount prescribed for the purposes of s.7(1)(a) of the Tax Credits Act 2002, currently £13,230 per annum.


Notes:

[1] 1996 c. 56. Section 457(4)(b) was substituted by s.200 of the Education Act 2002.back

[2] 2002 c. 21.back

[3] S.I. 2002/2006.back



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