PART 4MISCELLANEOUS POWERS TO MAKE PAYMENTS
Payments for special purposes
F1I237Payments for special purposes
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F2I338Restrictions on power to make payments under section 37
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Public appeals
I439Public appeals
F3...A council may make payments to any fund which is raised in connection with a particular event directly affecting persons resident in the United Kingdom on behalf of whom a public appeal for contributions has been made—
a
by the chairperson of a council; or
b
by a committee of which the chairperson of a council is a member; or
c
by such a person or body as is referred to in section 137(3)(c) of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70); or
d
by such a person or body as is referred to in section 83(3)(c) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65).
Limit on expenditure under sections 37 and 39
F4I540Limit on expenditure under sections 37 and 39
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Subscriptions
I1C1C241Subscriptions to certain local government associations and other bodies
1
A council may pay reasonable subscriptions, whether annually or otherwise, to the funds of—
a
associations of councils or officers or members of councils formed for the purpose of consultation upon and discussion of matters relating to the common interests of councils or matters relating to local government;
b
voluntary bodies established for scientific, technical or professional purposes the objects of which are ancillary to any of the functions of the council.
2
Subject to subsection (3), a council may pay reasonable subscriptions, whether annually or otherwise, to the funds of professional bodies in respect of the individual membership of officers of the council.
3
A council shall pay subscriptions under subsection (2) in respect of an officer's membership of only one professional body at any one time.
4
In this section “professional body” means—
a
a professional association, membership of which is wholly or mainly restricted to individuals who have or are seeking a qualification appropriate to the practice of the profession concerned; or
b
an association the primary purpose of which is the advancement of a particular branch of knowledge, or the fostering of professional expertise, connected with the past or present professions or employments of its members.