National Assistance Act 1948

61 Expenses and receipts.

(1) There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament—

(a) the expenses of the Board incurred in giving assistance under this Act (including the defraying of travelling expenses of persons applying for or receiving assistance and other expenses of the Board incurred for purposes incidental to the giving of assistance), in the provision and management of re-establishment centres and reception centres, and in making contributions to voluntary organisations maintaining centres for purposes similar to the purposes of re-establishment centres and reception centres, and any other expenses of the Board being administrative expenses incurred under or by virtue of this Act;

(b) the salaries and allowances of the secretary, other officers and servants of the Board and any expenses incurred under the provisions of this Act relating to payments to members of advisory committees and of the Appeal Tribunal and to persons attending proceedings before the Appeal Tribunal;

(c) any expenses of the Minister of Health or the Secretary of State incurred under section twenty-eight or thirty-six of this Act;

(d) any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of moneys provided by Parliament under the Old Age Pensions Act, 1936, the National Health Service Act, 1946, or the National Health Service (Scotland) Act, 1947;

(e) the administrative expenses incurred under this Act of any Government department.

(2) All receipts under this Act of the Minister of Health, the Secretary of State or the Board shall be paid into the Exchequer.