(1)Finance for the making of grants under section 252 shall be provided to local authorities from time to time by the Secretary of State.
(2)A local authority is not required, nor has power, to make grants under section 252 in any year beyond those for which the Secretary of State has notified them that finance is committed for that year in respect of the authority’s district.
(3)In the administration of grants under section 252 local authorities shall comply with any directions given to them by the Secretary of State after consultation with their representative organisations.
(4)The Secretary of State may, in particular, give directions as to—
(a)the way in which applications for grants are to be dealt with, and the priorities to be observed between applicants and different categories of applicant, and
(b)the means of authenticating applications, so that grants are only given in proper cases, and of ensuring that the works are carried out to any standard specified in the applicable scheme.
(5)The Secretary of State shall, with the approval of the Treasury, pay such sums as he thinks reasonable in respect of the administrative expenses incurred by local authorities in operating schemes under section 252.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 252, 253 repealed (prosp.) by Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27, SIF 113:1), ss. 15(11), 21(2), 23(2)(3)(f), Sch. 7