(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for the payment of grants to bodies other than local education authorities whose object or main object is, in his opinion, the promotion of learning or research.
(2)Regulations under subsection (1) above may provide—
(a)for the payment of any such grant to be dependent on the fulfilment of such conditions as may be determined by or in accordance with the regulations; and
(b)for requiring bodies to whom payments have been made under the regulations to comply with such requirements as may be so determined.
(3)In section 100(1)(b) of the 1944 Act (grants to persons other than local education authorities) for the words “for the purposes of educational services provided by them or on their behalf or under their management" there shall be substituted the words “by them for the purposes of, or in connection with, the provision (or proposed provision) of educational services".