Section 3 Awards by Secretary of State.F1P1
England and Wales
Provision may be made by regulations under this Act for authorising the Secretary of State—
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to bestow awards on persons in respect of their attendance at such courses provided by universities, colleges or other institutions (whether in Great Britain or elsewhere) as may for the time being be designated by or under the regulations for the purposes of this section as being postgraduate courses or comparable to postgraduate courses;
to bestow awards on persons who, at such time as may be prescribed by the regulations, have attained such age as may be so prescribed, being awards in respect of their attendance at courses provided by any institution which—
is designated by or under the regulations as a college providing long-term residential courses of full-time education for adults;
and . . . F4 for authorising the Secretary of State to make such payments as are payable in pursuance of the awards.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 3 substituted by Education Act 1980 (c. 20, SIF 41:1), s. 19, Sch. 5
- F2
S. 3(a) repealed by Education (No. 2) Act 1986 (c. 61, SIF 41:1), s. 67(6), Sch. 6 Pt. I
- F3
Words in s. 3(c)(i) substituted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt. I, para. 5 (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)
- F4
Words repealed by Education (No. 2) Act 1986 (c.61, SIF 41:1), s. 67(6), Sch. 6 Pt. I
Marginal citations
- M1
1962 c.47 (41:2).
Subordinate legislation made
- P1
For previous exercises of this power see Index to Government Orders
- P2
S. 3(b)(c): s. 3(b)(c) (with s. 4(2)(3)) power exercised by S.I. 1991/831 .
S. 3(c): s. 3(c) (with s. 4(2)(3)) power exercised by S.I. 1991/1079
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
- F1
Act repealed (1.1.1999) by 1998 c. 30, s. 44(2), Sch. 4 (with s. 42(8)); S.I. 1998/3237, art. 2(1)(a) (with art. 3); and s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 2 in so far as they are still in force modified: (1.9.1999) by S.I. 1999/1494, regs. 7(2), 8, 9; (1.9.2000) by S.I. 2000/2123, regs. 7(2), 8, 9; (1.9.2001) by S.I. 2001/1734, regs. 7(2), 8, 9; (1.9.2002) by S.I. 2002/1330, regs. 7(2), 8, 9; (1.9.2003) by S.I. 2003/1994, regs. 7(2), 8, 9; and Act in so far as it is still in force amended (5.5.2010) by S.I. 2010/1158, art. 5(3), Sch. 4 para. 5(1)(2)(a)