44.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Department shall pay the grant in respect of fees for which the student qualifies under regulation 37(1)(a) to the appropriate academic authority after a valid request for payment has been received.
(2) The Department may make payments under paragraph (1) at such times and in such instalments as it sees fit.
(3) The Department may make provisional payments under paragraph (1) in such cases as it deems appropriate.