(1)Regulations may require or enable participating schools to make grants in respect of such incidental expenses, and to remit such incidental charges, as may be specified in the regulations.
For this purpose expenses or charges are “incidental” if they are in respect of matters incidental to or arising out of the attendance at the schools of pupils holding assisted places under the assisted places scheme.
(2)Any regulations made under this section shall require any amounts granted or remitted by a school in accordance with the regulations to be reimbursed to the school by the Secretary of State.
(3)Regulations under this section may in particular prescribe—
(a)the conditions subject to which, the extent to which, and the arrangements in accordance with which, grants and remissions are to be made, and
(b)the time and manner in which schools are to claim and receive reimbursements from the Secretary of State.
(4)Regulations under this section may authorise the Secretary of State to make provision for any purpose specified in the regulations.