7.—(1) Any compensation to which an officer becomes entitled under these regulations shall be paid by the compensating authority and shall be payable to, or in trust for, the person who is entitled to receive it, and shall not be assignable.
(2) Any sum payable as compensation to a person under these regulations shall be recoverable as a debt due from the compensating authority.
(3) Where the compensating authority is a constituent authority of a joint vagrancy committee, the other constituent authorities shall contribute towards the payment of any compensation payable by the first mentioned authority in such proportions as may be agreed between the constituent authorities or, in default of agreement, as may be determined by the Minister.