18Incidental expenses of pupils holding assisted places
(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring or enabling schools participating in the scheme referred to in section 17 above to make grants in respect of such expenses, and to remit such charges, as may be specified in the regulations, being expenses or charges in respect of matters incidental to or arising out of the attendance at the schools of pupils holding .assisted places under the scheme.
(2)Any such regulations shall require any amounts granted or remitted by a school in accordance with the regulations to be reimbursed to the school by the Secretary of State.
(3)Regulations under this section may in particular prescribe—
(a)the conditions subject to which, the extent to which, and the arrangements in accordance with which, grants and remissions are to be made:
(b)the time and manner in which schools are to claim and receive reimbursements from the Secretary of State.
(4)Regulations under this section may authorise the Secretary of State to make provision for any purpose specified in the regulations.