27Expenses of county committees of agriculture and agricultural advisory committees.N.I.
(1)No salaries or fees shall be paid to members of any county committee of agricultureF1, or to members of any agricultural advisory committee constituted under section four of this Act, but the Ministry may pay to such members out of moneys provided by Parliament such out-of-pocket expenses (including travelling expenses and subsistence allowances) reasonably and properly incurred in connection with the business of such committees as the Ministry, with the approval of the Ministry of FinanceF2, may determine.
(2)Any expenses incurred by a county committee of agricultureF1, or by an agricultural advisory committee constituted under section four of this Act, in the performance of their functions under this Act shall, to such extent as may be approved by the Ministry, be defrayed by the Ministry out of moneys provided by Parliament.