88 Special purpose grants.E+W
Grant regulations may provide for the payment by the Secretary of State to the governing bodies of grant-maintained schools of grants (to be known as special purpose grants) in respect of expenditure incurred or to be incurred by them of any class or description specified in the regulations—
(a)for or in connection with educational purposes of any class or description so specified,
(b)in making any provision (whether of educational services or facilities or otherwise) of any class or description so specified which appears to the Secretary of State to be required for meeting any special needs of the population of the area served by the school, or
(c)in respect of expenses of any class or description so specified, being expenses which it appears to the Secretary of State the governing bodies of such schools cannot reasonably be expected to meet from maintenance grant.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2Ss. 81(2), 82(2), 83(2), 88, 89, 90, 94 extended by S.I. 1994/507, art. 4, Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 12(2)