49Expenses of council officers acting as Receivers.
Where an officer of the council of a county or county borough with the permission of the council applies for appointment under section one of the [8 Edw. 7. c. 47.] Lunacy Act, 1908, to exercise the powers of management of property referred to in that section, the council may defray any expenses incurred by him in connection with the application or the exercise of the said powers, in so far as those expenses are not recoverable by him from any other source.