1. These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 16th December 2002.

2. Regulation 36 of the Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2000( 3 ) shall be amended as follows.

3. —(1) In paragraph (2)—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (b) for the comma substitute “; or” and after that insert—

“ (c) income support deduction notices made under regulation 20 of the Social Security (Payments on Account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988 ( 4 ) (“the Social Security Regulations”), ” ;

(b) for “both types of order” substitute “these types of order or notice”.

(2) In paragraph (3)(c)—

(a) for “or deductions of earnings order” substitute “, deduction of earnings order or income support deduction notice”;

(b) after “no such order” insert “or notice”.

(3) In paragraph (4) after “Council Tax Regulations” insert “or an income support deduction notice made under regulation 20 of the Social Security Regulations.”.

(4) In paragraph (5) for “or a deduction of earnings order” substitute “, deduction of earnings order or income support deduction notice”.

(5) After paragraph (5) add—

“ (6) Where repayments to be deducted in accordance with paragraph (3) are reduced as a result of sub-paragraph (c) of that paragraph and the total of the reduced repayments includes pence as well as pounds the pence shall be ignored. ” .