(1)The Secretary of State may by order provide for any of his functions under the provisions of this Act mentioned in subsection (2) below to be exercisable instead, either generally or in such circumstances as may be specified in the order, by a funding authority.
(2)Those provisions are—
(a)sections 57 and 58 (alterations to instruments and articles of government),
(b)section 70 (making and varying joint schemes),
(c)section 136 (variation of trust deeds),
(d)paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 (transitional powers of governing bodies), and
(e)paragraph 14 of Schedule 5 (approval of schemes for payment of allowances to governors).
(3)An order under this section may—
(a)confer or impose such related functions on the funding authority, and
(b)provide for Part II of this Act to have effect with such modifications,
as the Secretary of State considers necessary or desirable in connection with any transfer of any functions under the provisions of this Act mentioned in subsection (2) above.
(1)The Secretary of State may by order provide—
(a)for the funding authority to exercise the function of making and receiving payments under all or any of the agreements which he has entered into or may enter into under section 105 of the [1988 c. 40.] Education Reform Act 1988 (city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts), and
(b)for any such agreement to have effect accordingly.
(2)Any sums received by a funding authority in the exercise of those functions shall be paid to the Secretary of State.
(1)The Secretary of State may by order impose on a funding authority the function of paying on his behalf grant under section 11 of the [1966 c. 42.] Local Government Act 1966 (grants in respect of special provision for immigrants) payable by him by virtue of section 211(1)(a) or (b) of the Education Reform Act 1988 (grant-maintained schools, CTCs and CCTAs).
(2)The payments shall be of such amounts and be paid to such persons as the Secretary of State may, in accordance with section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966, determine.