Where a payment falls to be made by an eligible body in connection with a claim in respect of which an amount may become payable by the Secretary of State under regulation 7, the Secretary of State may make a payment on account of any amount which may become payable.

A payment on account may be made to, or on behalf of, the eligible body.

Where the amount of any payment on account exceeds the amount subsequently determined under regulation 7 as being the amount of payment to be made in connection with the claim, the excess is recoverable from the eligible body.