30 Financial assistance towards expenses of education or training and removal of power to guarantee indentures etc.S
(1)Without prejudice to section 12 of the M1Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (general social welfare services of local authorities), a local authority may make—
(a)grants to any relevant person in their area to enable him to meet expenses connected with his receiving education or training; and
(b)contributions to the accommodation and maintenance of any such person in any place near where he may be—
(i)employed, or seeking employment; or
(ii)receiving education or training.
(2)[F1A] person is a relevant person for the purposes of subsection (1) above if—
(a)he is [F2at least sixteen years of ] age but not yet [F3twenty-six] years of age; and
[F4(b)he either—
(i)was (on his sixteenth birthday or at any subsequent time) but is no longer looked after by a local authority; or
(ii)is of such other description of person formerly but no longer looked after by a local authority as the Scottish Ministers may specify by order.
(2A)An order made under subsection (2)(b)(ii) above is subject to the affirmative procedure.]
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Textual Amendments
F1Word in s. 30(2) substituted (1.8.2014 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), ss. 66(3)(a)(i), 102(3); S.S.I. 2014/131, art. 2(2)(3), sch.; S.S.I. 2015/61, art. 2(1)(2), sch.
F2Words in s. 30(2)(a) substituted (1.8.2014 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), s. 66(3)(a)(ii)(A), 102(3); S.S.I. 2014/131, art. 2(2)(3), sch.; S.S.I. 2015/61, art. 2(1)(2), sch.
F3Word in s. 30(2)(a) substituted (1.8.2014 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), s. 66(3)(a)(ii)(B), 102(3); S.S.I. 2014/131, art. 2(2)(3), sch.; S.S.I. 2015/61, art. 2(1)(2), sch.
F4S. 30(2)(b)(2A) substituted for s. 30(2)(b) (1.8.2014 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), ss. 66(3)(a)(iii), 102(3); S.S.I. 2014/131, art. 2(2)(3), sch.; S.S.I. 2015/61, art. 2(1)(2), sch.
F5S. 30(3)(4) omitted (1.8.2014 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), ss. 66(3)(b), 102(3); S.S.I. 2014/131, art. 2(2)(3), sch.; S.S.I. 2015/61, art. 2(1)(2), sch.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 30 restricted (8.1.2003) by 2002 c. 41, art. 54, Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(i); S.I. 2002/2811, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 3-6)
Marginal Citations