Payment of grant for fees
23.—(1) The Secretary of State shall pay the grant for fees for which a student is eligible when a valid request for payment has been received from the academic authority, payment to be made to it–
(a)not before the expiry of three months from the beginning of the academic year;
(b)not later than 10 weeks after the expiry of that period, or promptly after a valid request for payment has been received, if that is later.
(2) The Secretary of State may make a provisional payment where assessment of the student’s contribution or other matters have delayed final calculation of the amount of grant for which the student is eligible.
(3) No payment of grant for fees shall be made if–
(a)before the expiry of three months from the beginning of the academic year the eligible student ceases to attend the course, and
(b)the academic authority has determined or agreed that he will not commence attending again during the academic year in respect of which the fees are payable, or at all.