National Insurance Act 1974

7Expenses

There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

(a)any increase attributable to section 1 of this Act in the sums payable out of money so provided on account of benefit by virtue of section 13(1) and (2) of the [1971 c. 50.] National Insurance Act 1971;

(b)subject to the provision made by section 85 of the Insurance Act for reimbursement out of the National Insurance Fund and by section 61 of the Industrial Injuries Act for reimbursement out of the Industrial Injuries Fund, any increase attributable to this Act in the expenses of any government department which are so payable under either of those sections ; and

(c)subject to the provision made by subsection (4) of section 46 of the Social Security Act 1973 for reimbursement out of the National Insurance Fund, any increase attributable to section 5 of this Act in the sums so payable under subsection (2) of the said section 46 in respect of the expenses and benefits mentioned in that subsection;

and the references in paragraph (b) of this section to section 61 of the Industrial Injuries Act include references to that section as applied by section 13 of the Old Cases Act.