2(1)The Secretary of State may make grants to SQA in respect of any expenditure incurred by it in pursuance of its functions under section 20 of this Act and this Schedule.
(2)Grants made under this paragraph may be made subject to such conditions as, with the consent of Treasury, the Secretary of State thinks appropriate and such conditions—
(a)may be imposed before, after or at the time the grant is made; and
(b)may relate to any time, whether before or after the payment of the grant.
(3)The terms and conditions on which the Secretary of State may make any grants under this paragraph may include in particular conditions—
(a)enabling him to require the repayment, in whole or in part, of sums paid by him if any other condition subject to which the sums were paid is not complied with; and
(b)requiring the payment of interest in respect of any period during which a sum due to him in accordance with any other condition remains unpaid.
(4)A condition imposed in pursuance of sub-paragraph (2) above shall not have effect as regards anything done, or omitted to have been done, before the date the condition was imposed.