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These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (Modification) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 1 August 2021.
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(1) Section 53(7) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (provision of free school lunches) is modified as follows.
(2) In paragraph (aa), for “£7,330” substitute “£7,500”.
(3) After paragraph (b), insert—“
(c) the pupil is, or the parents of the pupil are, in receipt of universal credit, either—
(i) as an individual who is not a member of a couple, where the individual has earned income not exceeding £625 in the assessment period immediately preceding the application for a free school lunch being made, or
(ii) as a member of a couple, where the couple have a combined earned income not exceeding £625 in the assessment period immediately preceding the application for a free school lunch being made.In this subsection—
 “assessment period” means the assessment period for the purposes of universal credit as specified in regulation 21 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013,
 “couple” has the meaning given in section 39 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012,
 “earned income” means the person’s earned income within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013,
 “universal credit” means universal credit payable under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.”.
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(1) The Education (School Lunches) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), omit the definitions of “assessment period”, “couple”, “earned income”, “single person” and “universal credit”.
(3) Regulation 4A (universal credit) is omitted.
SHIRLEY-ANNE SOMERVILLE
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
20th May 2021