Part III General

12 Expenditure.

1

There shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund—

a

any fee payable to, or charge made or expenditure incurred by, the Chief Counting Officer, a counting officer or a returning officer which is to be charged on and paid out of that Fund by virtue of an Order in Council under section 4; and

b

any grant payable by the Secretary of State under section 5.

2

There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

a

any expenditure of the Secretary of State in connection with the referendum held by virtue of this Act (other than expenditure to which subsection (1) applies);

b

any expenditure of the Secretary of State under section 11; and

c

any expenditure of the Secretary of State in preparation for a Greater London Authority.

13 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998.