Part VIII Grants and other financial matters

Recoupment

C1493 Recoupment: cross-border provisions.

1

Regulations may make provision requiring or authorising payments of amounts determined by or under the regulations to be made by one authority to another where—

a

the authority receiving the payment makes, in such cases or circumstances as may be specified in the regulations, provision for education in respect of a person having such connection with the area of the paying authority as may be so specified, and

b

one of the authorities is a local education authority and the other an education authority in Scotland.

2

Subsections (3) and (4) of section 492 shall apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of that section.

3

Any question concerning the connection of any person with the area of a particular local education authority or education authority shall be decided in accordance with the regulations.

4

In subsection (1) “provision for education” includes provision of any benefits or services for which provision is made by or under this Act or any other enactment relating to education.