Bermuda Government Scholarships Act 1958

[14 July 1958]

[preamble and words of enactment omitted]

Bermuda Government Scholarships established

1 There are hereby established scholarships, as in this Act provided, to be called Bermuda Government Scholarships (in this Act referred to as "Bermuda Government Scholarships").

Interpretation

1A In this Act "the Minister" means the Minister responsible for Education and related matters.

[Section 1A inserted by 1996:1 effective 22 March 1996]

Annual competition

2 The Bermuda Government Scholarships shall be open to competition annually and shall be awarded by the Minister to the persons, not exceeding eight in number each year, who, in the opinion of the Board of Education established by the Education Act 1954 [title 12 item 1] (in this Act referred "the Board"), are the candidates possessing the highest qualifications:

Provided that the Minister shall not be required to award any such scholarship to any candidate whose qualifications do not, in the opinion of the Board, reach the standard required.

[Section 2 amended by 1996 : 1 effective 22 March 1996]

Value; length of tenure

3 Subject to section 4, each of the Bermuda Government Scholarships shall have the annual value of $12,500 and shall be tenable for a term not exceeding 3 years at an educational institution outside Bermuda, selected by the parent or guardian of the candidate to whom the scholarship has been awarded, and approved by the Minister.

[Section 3 amended by 1996:1 effective 22 March 1996]

Minister may increase value and extend term of scholarship

4 The Minister may, in such circumstances as he considers appropriate—

(i) increase the annual value of any two of the Bermuda Government Scholarships to a sum not exceeding $15,000; and

(ii) extend the term during which a Bermuda Government Scholarship is tenable for a further year to enable the holder thereof to undertake or complete a course of study which has been approved by the Minister.

[Section 4 replaced by 1996:1 effective 22 March 1996]

Minister may make regulations

5 (1) The Minister may, subject to this Act, make regulations —

(a) for the admission of candidates for the Bermuda Government Scholarships;

(b) for the character and conduct of the examination, which shall include inquiry as to the moral and physical qualifications of candidates;

(d) [deleted by 1996:1]

(e) as to all other matters relating to the competition for the Bermuda Government Scholarships and the tenure thereof.

(2) The negative resolution procedure shall apply to regulations made under this section.

[Section 5 amended by 1996:1 effective 22 March 1996]

Qualifications of candidates

6 Every candidate for a Bermuda Government Scholarship must possess the following qualifications—

(a) the candidate must be not less than seventeen years of age and not have passed his or her twenty-third birthday on the first day of October in the year in which he is a competitor;

(b) the candidate must be a Commonwealth citizen, born in Bermuda, or, if not born in Bermuda —

(i) one of whose parents possesses Bermudian status under the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act 1956 [title 5 item 16]; or

(ii) one of whose parents possessed, at the time of his or her death, Bermudian status or Bermudian domicile under the Immigration Act 1937 [title 5 item 16];

[Section 6 amended by 1996:1 effective 22 March 1996]

Consolidated Fund

7 Any competitor who is awarded a Bermuda Government Scholarship shall be entitled to receive out of the Consolidated Fund, in such manner as regulations made under this Act may prescribe, the sum of $12,500 or such increased sum as may be provided by the Minister under section 4, for such period not exceeding 4 years as the Minister may sanction under this Act:

Provided that such annual sum shall be liable to forfeiture either wholly or partially upon the failure of the person to whom it is awarded to comply with any regulation made under this Act in respect of the tenure of such scholarship.

[Section 7 amended by 1996:1 effective 22 March 1996]

Governor to receive advice of Board of Education

8 The powers conferred upon the Minister under this Act (and any regulations made under this Act) shall be exercised by him acting on the advice of the Board.

[Section 8 amended by 1996 : 1 effective 22 March 1996]

9 [repealed by 1984:4]

Transitional

10 [omitted]

Repeal

11 [omitted]

[Amended by

Bermuda Consolidated Legislation

Bermuda Government Scholarships Act 1958