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Grants by local authorities to persons in respect of higher education.
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2.—(1) A corporation of a county borough or council of a county shall make grants to persons who are ordinarily resident in the functional area of the corporation or council for the purpose of assisting the persons to attend or continue to attend approved institutions if—
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(a) the persons reach such standard at the Leaving Certificate Examination of the Department of Education as may be prescribed from time to time by the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance,
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(b) the means (calculated in such manner and by reference to such matters as may be specified from time to time by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance) of the persons, if any, and of the parents or guardians of the persons do not exceed such limits as may be prescribed from time to time by the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance,
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(c) the persons are within the appropriate age limits prescribed from time to time by the Minister, and
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(d) the persons comply with such other requirements as may from time to time be prescribed by the Minister.
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(2) Grants under this section shall be of such amount or amounts as may be prescribed from time to time by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance.
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