110 Payments to local authorities.U.K.
(1)The Secretary of State may from time to time pay to any local authority or Northern Ireland authority such sums as he considers appropriate in respect of expenditure incurred, or to be incurred, by the authority in connection with—
(a)persons who are, or have been, asylum-seekers; and
(b)their dependants.
(2)The Secretary of State may from time to time pay to any—
(a)local authority,
(b)local authority association, or
(c)Northern Ireland authority,
such sums as he considers appropriate in respect of services provided by the authority or association in connection with the discharge of functions under this Part.
(3)The Secretary of State may make payments to any local authority towards the discharge of any liability of supported persons or their dependants in respect of council tax payable to that authority.
(4)The Secretary of State must pay to a body to which a direction under section 101(3) is given such sums as he considers represent the reasonable costs to that body of complying with the direction.
(5)The Secretary of State must pay to a directed body sums determined to be payable in relation to accommodation made available by that body under section 101(3)(a).
(6)The Secretary of State may pay to a directed body sums determined to be payable in relation to accommodation made available by that body under section 101(3)(b).
(7)In subsections (5) and (6)—
“determined” means determined in accordance with regulations made by virtue of subsection (11)(a) of section 101, and
“directed body” means a body to which a direction under subsection (3) of section 101 is given.
(8)Payments under subsection (1), (2) or (3) may be made on such terms, and subject to such conditions, as the Secretary of State may determine.
(9)“Northern Ireland authority” means—
(a)the Executive; or
(b)a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the M1Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 110 modified (7.11.2002) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), s. 48 (with s. 159)
Commencement Information
I1S. 110 wholly in force at 3.4.2000; s. 110(1)(2) (and (8) so far as relating thereto) in force at Royal Assent, see s. 170(3)(j); s. 110(9) in force at 6.12.1999 by S.I. 1999/3190, art, 2, Sch.; s. 110 in force at 3.4.2000 insofar as not already in force by S.I. 2000/464, art. 2, Sch.
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