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(1)The Secretary of State may, in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Act, make grants to be known as [F1grants for education support and training].
(2)[F1Grants for education support and training] shall be payable to local education authorities in England and Wales in respect of expenditure incurred or to be incurred by them of any class or description specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State under this section, being expenditure for or in connection with educational purposes which it appears to him that those authorities should be encouraged to incur in the interests of education in England and Wales.
(3)Regulations under this section shall provide that any [F1grant for education support and training] payable in pursuance of the regulations—
(a)shall only be payable in respect of prescribed expenditure incurred or to be incurred by a local education authority in a financial year to the extent to which that expenditure is approved for that year by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the regulations; and
(b)shall be payable at such rate, F2. . . as may be specified in the regulations.
(4)Regulations under this section may provide—
(a)for the time and manner of payment of any [F1grant for education support and training];
(b)that the payment of any such grant shall be dependent on the fulfilment of such conditions as may be determined by or in accordance with the regulations;
(c)for requiring local education authorities to whom payments have been made in pursuance of the regulations to comply with such requirements as may be so determined.
[F3(4A)Conditions and requirements determined under subsection (4)(b) and (c) above may include conditions and requirements obliging the local education authority to delegate decisions about the spending of—
(a)grant for education support and training, and
(b)amounts allocated by the authority to meet prescribed expenditure which is approved by the Secretary of State,
to such persons as may be determined by or in accordance with the regulations.]
(5)Regulations under this section may provide for expenditure incurred or to be incurred by any local education authority in making payments, whether by way of maintenance, assistance or otherwise, to any body or persons who incur expenditure for or in connection with educational purposes (including another local education authority) to be treated, in such circumstances as may be specified in the regulations, as prescribed expenditure.
(6)References in this section to prescribed expenditure are to expenditure of a class or description for the time being specified under subsection (2) above; and references in this section [F4or section 2 below] to a financial year are to the period of twelve months ending with 31st March in any year.
(7)Any function of the Secretary of State under this section [F4or section 2 below] may be exercised or performed separately and differently for England and for Wales, and any reference [F4in those sections] to local education authorities in England and Wales, or otherwise relating to education in England and Wales, shall be construed accordingly.
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1S. 1: s. 1 (with s. 3(4)), power exercised (23.12.1991) by S.I. 1991/2943
P2S. 1: with earlier exercises of power, see Index to Government Orders
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 1 substituted (3.3.1994) by 1993 c. 35, s. 278(2); S.I. 1994/507, art. 2(1), Sch.1
F2Words in s. 1(3)(b) repealed (3.3.1994) by 1993 c. 35, ss. 278(3), 307(3), Sch. 21 Pt. II; S.I. 1994/507, art. 2(1), Sch.1 Appendix
F3S. 1(4A) inserted (3.3.1994) by 1993 c. 35, s. 278(4); S.I. 1994/507, art. 2(1), Sch.1
F4Words repealed (prosp.) by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), ss. 194(4), 195(2), Sch. 12 Part II
Textual Amendments
(1)Any regulations under this Part of this Act shall be made by statutory instrument.
F6(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Part of this Act, F7. . . shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(4)Regulations under this Part of this Act may make different provision for different cases or circumstances, and may contain such incidental, supplementary or transitional provisions as the Secretary of State thinks fit.
F6(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Subordinate Legislation Made
P3S. 3: for earlier exercises of power, see Index to Government Orders
P4S. 3(4): s. 1 (with s. 3(4)), power exercised by S.I. 1991/2943
Textual Amendments
F6S. 3(2)(5) repealed (3.3.1994) by 1993 c. 35, ss. 278(5), 307(3), Sch. 21 Pt. II; S.I. 1994/507, art. 2(1), Sch.1 Appendix
F7Words in s. 3(3) repealed (3.3.1994) by 1993 c. 35, ss. 278(5), 307(3), Sch. 21 Pt. II; S.I. 1994/507, art. 2(1), Sch.1 Appendix
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