16.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where an eligible student is eligible for and entitled to receive a grant under regulation 15(1) in respect of a dependent child, he shall in respect of each academic year also be eligible for a grant for school meals for that dependent child if the child attends a grant-aided school during the relevant school year.
(2) The amount of grant for which a student shall be eligible under paragraph (1) is—
(a)£245 for each dependent child aged three or over on 31st December in the relevant school year, but under the age of 11 immediately before the beginning of the relevant school year;
(b)£163 for each dependent child whose third birthday falls after 31st December but on or before 31st March in the relevant school year;
(c)£81 for each dependent child whose third birthday falls after 31st March but before the end of the relevant school year;
(d)£265 for each dependent child of compulsory school age who is aged 11 or over immediately before the beginning of the relevant school year.
(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply where a dependent child receives school meals free of charge under arrangements approved by the Department of Education in accordance with Articles 58 and 59 of the 1986 Order.
(4) The Department shall pay a grant for which a student is eligible under this regulation in a single instalment at such time and in such manner as it considers appropriate.
(5) In this regulation—
“grant-aided school” has the meaning assigned to it by the 1986 Order;
“relevant school year” means the school year whose beginning is closest to the beginning of the academic year in respect of which the eligibility for grant under this regulation is being assessed; and
“school year” means the period from 1st August to 31st July.