Regulation 3 Grants for pre-school education

(1)

The Secretary of State may pay grants to–

(a)

North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Argyll and Bute and Highland Councils, as education authorities responsible for the areas specified in paragraph (2); and

(b)

such managers of schools and other persons as are approved by him,

in respect of expenditure approved by him, incurred or to be incurred by them during the period of 12 months beginning with 1st August 1996 in providing pre-school education or for the purposes of or in connection with the provision of pre-school education.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (3), grants under paragraph (1) may be paid only in respect of pre-school education provided in, and for a child whose parent is ordinarily resident, in any of the following areas:–

(a)

the local government area of North Ayrshire;

(b)

the local government area of East Renfrewshire;

(c)

in the local government area of Argyll and Bute–

(i)

the islands of Bute, Islay and Tiree;

(ii)

two areas comprising, firstly, Oban and Lorn, Lochgilphead and Ardrishaig and, secondly, South Kintyre, being the areas delineated in red on the map prepared in duplicate, each copy of which is signed by the Secretary of State and marked “Map referred to in the Grants for Pre-school Education (Scotland) Regulations 1996”, one such copy of which is deposited in the principal office of the Scottish Office Education and Industry Department at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh and the other such copy of which is deposited at the office of the Chief Executive of Argyll and Bute Council, Kilmory Castle, Lochgilphead, Argyll;

(d)

in the local government area of Highland, the areas of the former Badenoch and Strathspey and Caithness Districts (as those existed immediately before 1st April 1996).

(3)

Grants under paragraph (1) may be paid also in respect of pre-school education provided in a special school outwith any of the areas specified in paragraph (2) for a child whose parent is ordinarily resident in one of those areas.