(1)The Secretary of State may specify a tariff setting approved prices in respect of education and training.
(2)The approved prices may be different for different descriptions of education and training (and may in particular be different for different areas).
(3)A tariff specified under subsection (1) must be published.
(4)If a tariff is specified under subsection (1), the Secretary of State may also specify a procedure for varying the approved prices in particular cases or descriptions of cases.
(5)If the Secretary of State does so, the procedure—
(a)must be published, and
(b)must require a price as varied under the procedure to be published.
(6)A published tariff or variation procedure may be revised or revoked by the Secretary of State.
(7)If a tariff or variation procedure is revised, the Secretary of State must publish it as revised.
(8)If it is revoked, the Secretary of State must publish a statement to that effect.
(9)Where a tariff sets an approved price for a particular description of education or training, payments made by an LETB or HEE in respect of the provision of that description of education or training must be made—
(a)by reference to the approved price, or
(b)where the approved price has been varied in accordance with a variation procedure that has effect in relation to it, by reference to the price as varied.