Higher Education Authority Act 2022

Amendment of section 12 of Act of 2011

134. Section 12 of the Act of 2011 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c):

“(ca) keep all proper and usual accounts of moneys received by it or expenditure of such moneys incurred by it in relation to bursaries and scholarships,”,

(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(1A) An awarding authority shall, as respects a bursary scheme or scholarship scheme, whenever requested to do so by the Minister administer or, as may be appropriate, assist with the administration of—

(a) the identification of students who are eligible for bursaries or scholarships under the bursary scheme or scholarship scheme, as the case may be, concerned,

(b) the awarding of such bursaries or scholarships to students, and

(c) the payment, out of funds provided by the person who established or is responsible for the bursary scheme or scholarship scheme, as the case may be, concerned to the awarding authority for that purpose, of such bursaries or scholarships to the students to whom awards are made or to an approved institution on behalf of such students,

in accordance with the terms of the bursary scheme or scholarship scheme, as the case may be, concerned.”,

and

(c) in subsection (3), by the insertion of “, bursaries or scholarships” after “as respects grants”.