9(1)The Secretary of State shall, in respect of each accounting year, pay to the Commission such amount as he may, with the consent of the Treasury, determine to be the amount required by the Commission for the discharge of its functions during that year.
(2)In this paragraph and paragraph 10 “accounting year” means the period beginning with the day on which the Commission is established and ending with the financial year current on that day, and each successive financial year.