The Education (Grants) (Music and Ballet Schools) Regulations 1989

PART II GRANT

Grant in respect of aided pupil scheme

5.  Subject to the provisions of this Part, the Secretary of State may, in respect of any school year, pay to each school grant in respect of their expenditure in operating the Scheme and the amount of the grant in respect of any school year shall equal the aggregate of–

(a) the fees and charges for that year remitted by them, and

(b) the grants made by them in that year,

in accordance with the Scheme.

Conditions of grant

6.  The making of payments by way of such grant shall, in the case of each school, be subject to grant being claimed in accordance with Regulation 7 and the fulfilling of the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2 applicable in the case of the school.

Grant claims

7.—(1) Grant shall be claimed by a school in respect of such periods, not being less than a term, as appear to them appropriate but, subject as aforesaid, grant claims shall be submitted to the Secretary of State at such times, in such manner and form and be supported by such declarations and other information, as the Secretary of State may require.

(2) Grant claims may be submitted on the basis of estimated expenditure (“provisional claims”) but where a provisional claim is submitted the school shall as soon as is reasonably practicable, submit a claim in respect of the period in question which is not based on such an estimate and that claim shall supersede the original claim.

Payment of grant

8.—(1) Subject to Regulation 6, as soon as is reasonably practicable after he is satisfied as respects a grant claim, the Secretary of State shall pay the grant in pursuance of the claim without prejudice, however, where he considers it appropriate, to his making earlier payments on account in pursuance of the claim or in pursuance of a provisional claim in respect of the same period.

(2) Any over-payment or under-payment of grant which appears to the Secretary of State to have occurred shall be adjusted as soon as is reasonably practicable by payments between the Secretary of State and the school concerned.