117.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Welsh Ministers must pay the grant in respect of fees for which the eligible part-time student qualifies to the appropriate academic authority after a written request for payment has been received which the Welsh Ministers consider to be a valid request.
(2) The Welsh Ministers may make payments under paragraph (1) at such times and in such instalments (if any) as they see fit.
(3) The Welsh Ministers may make provisional payments under paragraph (1) in such cases as they deem appropriate.