The Education Maintenance Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 2004
These Regulations regulate the exercise by the Scottish Ministers of their powers under section 73(f) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 to pay education maintenance allowances to persons aged 16 to 19 who are attending courses of education. They prescribe that education maintenance allowances may only be paid to persons who fulfil certain criteria as to eligibility and they prescribe the conditions and requirements subject to which such education maintenance allowances may be paid.