Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

6 (1) Regulations may provide—

(a) for the specification by the Secretary of State, in advance for each year, of the amount of expenditure to which this paragraph applies which is to be taken into account for the purposes of the regulations in relation to that year;

(b) for enabling him to specify additional amounts of such expenditure which are to be so taken into account;

(c) for apportioning among local authorities, under or in accordance with the regulations, either the whole or a part specified by or in accordance with the regulations of—

(i) the amount specified for any year as mentioned in paragraph (a) above ;

(ii) any additional amounts specified for that year as mentioned in paragraph (b) above ;

and for informing local authorities of the shares apportioned to them respectively;

(d) for the specification, under or in accordance with the regulations, of the appropriate contribution of each local authority to the expenditure apportioned as mentioned in paragraph (c) above;

(e) for ascertaining the amount by which the block grant payable to each authority ought to be increased or decreased by reference to the share apportioned to it as compared with its appropriate contribution.

(2) The Secretary of State shall in paying the block grant for any year adjust the amount of that grant in accordance with the amount ascertained as mentioned in sub-paragraph 1l)(e) above.

(3) This paragraph applies to such expenditure incurred by local authorities in connection with further education of an advanced character, including the training of teachers, as may be specified for the purposes of this paragraph by or under regulations.