HL Deb 18 July 2000 vol 615 cc803-4

(" .—(1) The Secretary of State (or a person designated by him) may make arrangements with a body in connection with the making by that body of arrangements which qualify under section (Qualifying arrangements).

(2) Arrangements under subsection (1) may include provision for the remuneration of a body and the payment of its expenses.

(3) Arrangements under subsection (1) may include provision for a person designated by the Secretary of State to carry out on his behalf such of his functions under the arrangements as he specifies.

(4) The Secretary of State may pay—

  1. (a) to a person designated by him under subsection (1) to make arrangements with a body, or
  2. (b) to a person designated by him under subsection (3) to carry out functions on his behalf,
remuneration or amounts to meet the person's expenses.

(5) The Department of Higher and Further Education. Training and Employment in Northern Ireland (or a person designated by it) may make arrangements with a body in connection with the making by that body of arrangements which qualify under section (Qualifying arrangements: Northern Ireland).

(6) Subsections (2) to (4) apply to arrangements under subsection (5) as they apply to arrangements under subsection (1); and for this purpose references in subsections (2) to (4) to the Secretary of State are to be treated as references to the Department.")

132 Clause 97, page 43, line 43, leave out from ("regulations") to first ("may") in line 1 on page 44 and insert ("must provide that grants may be paid only to or in respect of individuals—

  1. (a) who hold accounts which qualify under section 96,
  2. (b) who are parties to arrangements which qualify under section (Qualifying arrangements), or
  3. (c) who hold such accounts and are parties to such arrangements.
(2A) The regulations")

133 Page 44, line 6, at end insert— ("(aa) conditions as to the way the arrangements qualifying under section (Qualifying arrangements) are conducted;")

134 Page 44, line 38, leave out subsection (7)

135 After Clause 97, insert the following new clause—