The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.44) shall be amended as follows.

In paragraph (f) of section 73 (power of Scottish Ministers to pay allowances), for the word “attending” there shall be substituted—

In subsection (2) of section 73B (power to require amounts payable under loans to be paid directly to institutions), for the word “attending” there shall be substituted “ undertaking ”.

In subsection (1) of section 73D (maximum amounts of certain allowances: application of section), the words “attendance on” are repealed.