The Educational Development, Research and Services (Scotland) Grant Regulations 1999

Grants for educational development, research and services

2.  The Scottish Ministers may pay in accordance with these Regulations toany person or body of persons corporate or unincorporate grants in respectof expenditure approved by them, incurred or to be incurred by such personor body for or in connection with any of the following purposes:–

(a) the progressive development of any branch of education;

(b) the conduct of educational research and the publication of reports onsuch research;

(c) for the purposes of, or in connection with, the provision (or proposedprovision), whether by them, or any other person, of educational servicesof an administrative, advisory, informatory, organising or trainingcharacter.