Part IIAwards

Specified persons6

1

Persons described in Part I of Schedule 1, with the exception of persons described in Part II of that Schedule, are, subject to paragraph (2), specified by the Department for the purposes of Article 50(1).

2

The board which shall be under a duty to make an award to a person entitled to the payment of an award by virtue of Article 7(2), (3) or 12 of the Council Regulation shall be—

a

the board in the area of which the person was last resident during the period of two years preceding the relevant day;

b

if sub-paragraph (a) does not apply, the board in the area of which the institution providing the person’s course is situate.

3

A board shall not be under a duty to make a transitional award in respect of a person’s attendance at a course if it is satisfied that no amount would be payable in pursuance of the award if it was made.