Regulation 4 Determination of amount of maintenance grant

(1)

This Part applies for the purpose of determining the amount of maintenance grant payable by the Secretary of State to the governing body of a school for a financial year in respect of which the former maintaining authority are required to prepare a statement under section 42 of the Act, and is subject to the provisions of Part 4.

(2)

Subject to regulation 13, the amount of maintenance grant payable in a case to which this Part applies for the financial year in question shall be the sum of the following amounts—

(a)

an amount determined in accordance with (as the case may be) regulation 5, 6 or 7;

(b)

an amount determined in accordance with (as the case may be) regulation 8, 9 or 10;

(c)

an amount determined in accordance with regulation 11; and

(d)

(where applicable) an amount determined in accordance with regulation 12.

(3)

Where in the opinion of the Secretary of State precise calculation for the purpose of determining any of the amounts referred to in paragraph (2)—

(a)

would be impracticable;

(b)

would not significantly affect the amount; or

(c)

would be disproportionately costly having regard to the complexity of the calculation and the likely effect on the amount, State to determine as the amount of maintenance grant payable for the financial year in question such amount as appears to him to be fair and reasonable having regard in particular to the former maintaining authority’s scheme.