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30 Financial assistance towards expenses of education or training and removal of power to guarantee indentures etc.
(1) Without prejudice to section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (general social welfare services of local authorities), a local authority may make—
(a) grants to any relevant person in their area to enable him to meet expenses connected with his receiving education or training; and
(b) contributions to the accommodation and maintenance of any such person in any place near where he may be—
(i) employed, or seeking employment; or
(ii) receiving education or training.
(2) A person is a relevant person for the purposes of subsection (1) above if—
(a) he is at least sixteen years of age but not yet twenty-six years of age; and
(b) he either—
(i) was (on his sixteenth birthday or at any subsequent time) but is no longer looked after by a local authority; or
(ii) is of such other description of person formerly but no longer looked after by a local authority as the Scottish Ministers may specify by order.
(2A) An order made under subsection (2)(b)(ii) above is subject to the affirmative procedure.
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Your change, as a redline
30 Financial assistance towards expenses of education or training and removal of power to guarantee indentures etc.
(1) Without prejudice to section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (general social welfare services of local authorities), a local authority may make—
(a) grants to any relevant person in their area to enable him to meet expenses connected with his receiving education or training; and
(b) contributions to the accommodation and maintenance of any such person in any place near where he may be—
(i) employed, or seeking employment; or
(ii) receiving education or training.
(2) A person is a relevant person for the purposes of subsection (1) above if—
(a) he is at least sixteen years of age but not yet twenty-six years of age; and
(b) he either—
(i) was (on his sixteenth birthday or at any subsequent time) but is no longer looked after by a local authority; or
(ii) is of such other description of person formerly but no longer looked after by a local authority as the Scottish Ministers may specify by order.
(2A) An order made under subsection (2)(b)(ii) above is subject to the affirmative procedure.
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