(1)The Secretary of State may with a view to preparing for or facilitating the exercise of his powers under section 1, 2 or 3—
(a)enter into arrangements with any person or body (including arrangements to provide assistance), or
(b)carry on any other activities.
(2)The Secretary of State may—
(a)support, by way of subscription or otherwise, any organisation that exists (wholly or partly) for one or more relevant purposes,
(b)contribute to any fund that is intended to be used (wholly or partly) for one or more relevant purposes, or
(c)promote, or assist any person or body to promote, awareness of global poverty and of the means of reducing such poverty,
if he is satisfied that to do so is likely to contribute to a reduction in poverty.
(3)Subsection (2) is without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1).
(4)For the purposes of subsection (2) “relevant purpose” means—
(a)a purpose mentioned in section 1(2)(a) or (b) or 3, or
(b)a purpose that broadly corresponds to such a purpose.