72 Expenses of Secretary of State.S
(1)The expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in the exercise of his functions under this Act shall, in so far as they are not met under section 1(2) of the M1Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1939 [F1or recovered by virtue of subsection (3)], be defrayed out of money provided by Parliament.
(2)Any sum by which any grants under this Act are increased by reason of the powers and duties conferred and imposed by the provisions of section 48 of this Act on education authorities shall be defrayed out of money provided by Parliament.
[F2(3)The Scottish Ministers may recover from an educational establishment mentioned in subsection (4) the expenses incurred in respect of an inspection of the establishment caused by the Scottish Ministers under section 66(1) following a request by the establishment.
(4)An educational establishment referred to in subsection (3) is an establishment which—
(a)wholly or mainly, provides “fundable further education” within the meaning of section 5 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, and
[F3(b)is not a post-16 education body.]]
[F4(5)In subsection (4)(b), “post-16 education body” shall be construed in accordance with the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 72(1) inserted (21.3.2012) by The Public Services Reform (Recovery of Expenses in respect of Inspection of Independent Further Education Colleges and English Language Schools) (Scotland) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/102), arts. 1, 2(a)
F2S. 72(3)(4) inserted (21.3.2012) by The Public Services Reform (Recovery of Expenses in respect of Inspection of Independent Further Education Colleges and English Language Schools) (Scotland) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/102), arts. 1, 2(b)
F3S. 72(4)(b) substituted (31.3.2015) by The Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 (Modification of Legislation) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/153), art. 1, sch. para. 1(a)
F4S. 72(5) inserted (31.3.2015) by The Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 (Modification of Legislation) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/153), art. 1, sch. para. 1(b)
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