[F161QKFinancial assistance in relation to street votesE+W
(1)The Secretary of State may do anything that the Secretary of State considers appropriate—
(a)for the purpose of publicising or promoting the making of street vote development orders and the benefits expected to arise from their making, or
(b)for the purpose of giving advice or assistance to anyone in relation to the making of street vote proposals or the doing of anything else for the purposes of, or in connection with, such proposals or street vote development orders.
(2)The things that the Secretary of State may do under this section include, in particular—
(a)the provision of financial assistance (or the making of arrangements for its provision) to any body or other person, and
(b)the making of agreements or other arrangements with any body or other person (under which payments may be made to the person).
(3)In this section—
(a)the reference to giving advice or assistance includes providing training or education;
(b)any reference to the provision of financial assistance is to the provision of financial assistance by any means (including the making of a loan and the giving of a guarantee or indemnity).]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 61QA-61QM and cross-heading inserted (31.1.2024 for specified purposes) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 106(2), 255(3)(b) (with s. 247); S.I. 2024/92, reg. 2(d)