The Individual Learning Accounts Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations provide for grants to be paid in respect of the education or training of individual learning account holders.

Regulations 3 and 4 define the arrangements that qualify a person to become an individual learning account holder. A person must be 18 or over, registered with a learning account administrator and resident of Northern Ireland. In certain circumstances qualifying arrangements under corresponding provisions applying in England, Scotland and Wales will qualify under these Regulations.

Regulation 5 provides for the learning account administrator to require information from a person applying for registration as an individual learning account holder and to cancel a registration in certain circumstances.

Regulation 6 provides for the payment of grants in respect of individual learning account holders.

Regulation 7 provides that grants may be paid in respect of any education or training specified by the Department other than secondary or full-time higher education, and training required by statute.

Regulation 8 provides for the amount and manner of payment of grants to persons providing education or training.