109.—(1) In paragraph (2)(b) of Article 19 (reduced payments), for the word “either” there shall be substituted the word “any”.
(2) In paragraph (3) of that Article, for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs—
“(b)he has given up a place on a training scheme, or failed to attend such a scheme on which he has been given a place, and no certificate has been issued to him under paragraph (4);
(c)he has lost his place on such a scheme through misconduct.”.
(3) For paragraphs (4) and (5) of that Article there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—
“(4) Where a young person who has given up a place on a training scheme, or failed to attend such a scheme on which he has been given a place—
(a)claims that there was good cause for his doing so; and
(b)applies to the Department for a certificate under this paragraph,
the Department shall, if it is satisfied that there was good cause, issue a certificate to that effect and give a copy of it to the young person.
(5) In this Article—
“training scheme” has such meaning as may be prescribed;
“young person” means a person who has reached the age of 16 but not the age of 18.”.