274 Provision of financial assistance for consumer purposesF1U.K.
The Secretary of State may give financial assistance to any person for the purpose of assisting—
(a)activities which the Secretary of State considers are of benefit to consumers; or
(b)the provision of—
(i)advice or information about consumer matters;
(ii)educational materials relating to consumer matters; or
(iii)advice or information to the Secretary of State in connection with the formulation of policy in respect of consumer matters.
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F1Act: for the words "solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland" wherever they occur there is substituted (prosp.) the words "solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland" by virtue of Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 5 [Editorial Note: this amendment will be carried through into the text of the Act at the same time as any other effects on the Act for the year in which the relevant commencement order (or first such order) is made]