Applications for grants described in regulation 2(a) above shall be made in writing to the Secretary of State by education authorities or managers of grant-aided special schools.

Where an application for grant described in regulation 2(a) above is made in respect of a person attending a course which is part only of the requirements for the award of a qualification, any subsequent course attended by that person as part of those requirements shall be the subject of a separate application.

Payment of grants described in regulation 2(a) above shall be made to education authorities or managers of grant-aided special schools by instalments paid half-yearly in arrears.

It shall be a requirement where payment of a grant described in regulation 2(a) above has been made that if the person in respect of whom the grant is made fails to complete the course the education authority or managers of a grant-aided special school shall at the request of the Secretary of State repay to the Secretary of State the whole, or such part as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, of the grant.

Applications for grants described in regulation 2(b) above shall be made in writing to the Secretary of State by assessors within 6 months of the completion of the duties to which the applications relate and shall consist of a statement of the duties performed, the remuneration claimed in respect of those duties and the expenses of travel and subsistence incurred in connection with those duties.

It shall be a requirement where payment of a grant described in regulation 2(b) above has been made that if the assessor has not performed any duty, or has not incurred or has incorrectly stated the amount of any expense in respect of which a grant is made, the assessor shall at the request of the Secretary of State repay to the Secretary of State the whole, or such part as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, of the grant.

Assessors shall not be required to keep accounts of income and expenditure and the condition specified in section 75 (examination of accounts) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 shall not apply to them.