7.—(1) Any expenses properly incurred by a registration officer in the performance of the officer’s functions under this Order are to be paid by the local authority by which the registration officer was appointed.
(2) Such expenses are referred to in paragraph (4) as “registration expenses”.
(3) Any fees paid to the registration officer under this Order must be accounted for by the officer and paid to the local authority by which the officer was appointed.
(4) On the request of a registration officer for an advance on account of registration expenses, the local authority by which the registration officer was appointed may, if they think fit, make such an advance to the officer of such an amount and subject to such conditions as they may approve.