Local Education Authority (Post-Compulsory Education Awards)(Wales) Regulations 2002

Determination by an education authority

5.—(1) An education authority must determine, in respect of each financial year, whether they should exercise the power in regulation 4(1) in respect of post-compulsory education awards and if they are to do so in that year whether to do so—

(a) generally, or

(b) only in the cases of eligible persons who satisfy such criteria as may be determined by the authority.

(2) An education authority must make a determination under paragraph (1)—

(a) in relation to the 2002–2003 financial year, within three months after the coming into force of these Regulations (unless that authority has already made a determination in relation to that financial year under regulation 4 of the revoked regulations); and

(b) in relation to every subsequent financial year, in the period of twelve months ending with the first day of that year.

(3) No determination under paragraph (1) in relation to any financial year shall affect the continued obligation of the education authority to make payments under a post-compulsory education award granted in respect of an eligible person before the date on which the determination takes effect.

(4) Immediately after an education authority have made a determination under paragraph (1) in relation to any financial year, they must take such steps as they consider reasonable to bring the effect of the determination to the attention of those persons likely to be affected by it.