1. These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 20th July 1999.

2. The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1998(2) shall be amended as follows.

3. In regulation 15–

(a) in paragraph (1) insert after the word “An” the word “old”;

(b) insert after paragraph (1) the following paragraph:

“(1A) A transitional award shall terminate at the end of the first year of the course.”

4. In paragraph 1(1)(d) of Schedule 3–

(a) after the word “disability” insert the words “or incapacity”;

(b) delete all the words following the words “or by any other person”.

5. In Schedule 5–

(a) in paragraph 1(2) for the words “for which he is in gainful employment” substitute the words “during which the student is employed”;

(b) in paragraph 2 after the words “the prescribed proportion of” insert the word “the”. ^F1]