These Regulations supersede the Education (Grants for Education and Training) (England) Regulations 1998 as amended which are revoked.

There are some minor and drafting amendments to the regulations and the purposes for or in connection with which grants are payable set out in the Schedule have been revised. A number of purposes have been deleted or amended and paragraphs 1, 15, 19, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33 and 34 contain new purposes.

These Regulations also amend the Education (Travellers and Displaced Persons) Regulations 1993 with the effect that, from the date these Regulations come into force, the said Regulations will not apply to the payment of grant to education authorities in England.