10.—(1) The Education (Fees and Awards) (England) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows.
(2) After regulation 9 insert—
(1) It shall be lawful for a combined authority to adopt rules of eligibility for awards by an institution to which the combined authority makes grants, loans or other payments under section 100 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 which confine eligibility to those persons who fall within Schedule 1.
(2) It shall be lawful for an institution to which a combined authority provides financial resources to adopt rules of eligibility for awards (however described) which confine eligibility to those persons who fall within Schedule 1.
(3) In this regulation, a “combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (“the Local Democracy Act”) that exercises functions under Part 4 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 by virtue of an order under section 105A of the Local Democracy Act.”.