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These Regulations modify provisions of the Education Act 1996 so that, in respect of financial years commencing on or after 1st April 1999, the Secretary of State may pay special purpose grant under section 245 of that Act to the governing bodies of schools which are, or were immediately before 1st September 1999, grant-maintained or grant-maintained special schools.

In addition section 247 of the Education Act 1996 is modified so that the Secretary of State can recover payments made in respect of special purpose grant or capital grant in cases where assumptions on the basis of which such grant was paid have, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, proved to be incorrect.

Section 248 of the Education Act 1996 is modified in relation to the payment of special purpose grant by the Secretary of State in respect of financial years commencing on or after 1st April 1999.