Awards and grants by local education authorities and Minister of Education in England and Wales

C2P14F2 Provisions supplementary to ss. 1–3. C1

1

For the purposes of the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty conferred or imposed by or under any of the provisions of sections 1 to 3 of this Act, it is immaterial—

a

whether an award is designated by that name or as a scholarship, studentship, exhibition or bursary or by any similar description, or

b

in what terms the bestowal of an award is expressed.

F31A

In those sections any reference to an institution other than a university or college includes a reference to an institution providing a course which qualifies for funding under Part I of the Education Act 1994.

P2P32

Any enactment contained in those sections which requires or authorises the making of regulations shall be construed as requiring or authorising regulations to be made by the Secretary of State; and regulations made for the purposes of any such enactment may make different provision for different cases to which that enactment is applicable.

P33

Without prejudice to subsection (2) above, regulations under section 3 . . . F4(c) above may make in relation to persons ordinarily resident in Wales provision different from that made in relation to persons so resident in England.

4

Any power to make regulations under those sections shall be exercisable by statutory instrument; and any statutory instrument containing any such regulations shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

5

In F5section 2 of this Act “training” (in relation to training as a teacher) includes further training, whether the person undergoing the further training is already qualified as a teacher or not; and any reference to a person undergoing training includes a person admitted or accepted by the appropriate university, college or other authorities for undergoing that training.