§ (" .—(1) The Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment in Northern Ireland may make regulations authorising grants to be paid to or in respect of individuals in connection with their education or training.
§ (2) The regulations must provide that grants may be paid only to or in respect of individuals—
- (a) who hold accounts which qualify under section 96,
- (b) who are parties to arrangements which qualify under section (Qualifying arrangements: Northern Ireland), or
- (c) who hold such accounts and are parties to such arrangements.
§ (3) Subsections (3) to (7) of section 97 apply to regulations under this section as they apply to regulations under that section; and for this purpose—
- (a) references in those subsections to the Secretary of State are to be treated as references to the Department;
- (b) the reference in subsection (4)(b) to arrangements which qualify under section (Qualifying arrangements) is to be treated as a reference to arrangements which qualify under section (Qualifying arrangements: Northern Ireland).")
§ Lord BachMy Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 128 to 135. These amendments were spoken to with Amendment No. 13.
Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 128 to 135.—(Lord Bach.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
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