24 Power of education authorities to make payments to persons providing education, etc.S
(1)An education authority may, for the purpose of promoting education generally, or of improving the facilities for education available, or the education provided, for their area in particular, make payments—
(a)to another education authority,
(b)to a university, or to the managers of a hostel or other residence used by students attending a university,
(c)to the managers of any school (other than a public school),
(d)to the managers of any educational establishment (other than a school),
(e)to any other person providing education or educational services,
(f)to any person to assist the carrying out of educational research,
and any such payment may be made either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as may be agreed between the parties.
(2)Where—
(a)it is agreed between an education authority and the managers of any educational establishment, as a condition of the making of payments under subsection (1) above, that the authority shall have representation or additional representation on the governing body of that establishment, but
(b)the provisions of any trust deed or other instrument relating to the establishment will not, unless they are modified, permit provision to be made for such representation or additional representation as aforesaid,
the Secretary of State may, on being requested to do so by the managers of the establishment, by order make such modifications in the provisions of that trust deed or other instrument as may be necessary to enable provision to be made for such representation or additional representation, as the case may be, as aforesaid, and any such trust deed or other instrument shall, so long as the said payments continue to be made, have effect subject to any modifications so made.