xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"

PART XIIIFinancial Provisions

Contributions to certain expenditure

254Contributions by Ministers towards compensation paid by local authorities

Where compensation is payable by a local authority under this Act in consequence of any decision or order given or made under—

(a)Part III or Part IV of this Act;

(b)sections 87 to 100 of this Act;

(c)the provisions of Part IX of this Act relating to purchase notices;

(d)Schedule 9 to this Act,

then if that decision or order was given or made wholly or partly in the interest of a service which is provided by a government department and the cost of which is defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament, the Minister responsible for the administration of that service may pay to that authority a contribution of such amount as he may with the consent of the Treasury determine.