Education Act 2002 (c. 32)

Part 2 E+W Financial assistance for education and [F1 children etc]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Pt. 2 heading substituted (15.11.2004) by Children Act 2004 (c. 31), ss. 59(5), 67(7)(g)

15 Forms of assistance under section 14 E+W

(1) Financial assistance under section 14 may be given in any form.

(2) Assistance may, in particular, be given by way of—

(a) grants,

(b) loans,

(c) guarantees,

(d) incurring expenditure on the provision of equipment for the benefit of the person assisted, or

(e) incurring other expenditure for the benefit of the person assisted.

(3) Assistance given under section 14 to a local authority may not be given by way of loan or guarantee.

[F2 (4) In subsection (3) “local authority” includes a non-metropolitan district council for an area for which there is a country council.]

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 15(4) added (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 11(6)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 15 wholly in force at 31.3.2003; s. 15 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 216; s. 15 in force for E. at 1.10.2002 by S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3 (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 4, Sch.) and in force for W. at 31.3.2003 by S.I. 2002/3185, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II

I2 S. 15 in force at 31.3.2003 for W. by S.I. 2002/3185, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II