(1)In pursuance of its function under section 2(1)(a)—
(a)the Authority must (in accordance with regulations made under section 48)—
(i)pay constables pay and allowances, and
(ii)reimburse any expenses reasonably incurred by a constable,
(b)the Authority may provide and maintain anything necessary or desirable for the carrying out of police functions, including vehicles, equipment, information technology systems, land, buildings and other structures, and
(c)the Authority must, before the beginning of each financialyear, provide to the chief constable details of how it intends to allocate the financial resources it expects to have available to it in respect of that financial year.
(2)In this section, “financial year” means each period of a year ending on 31 March.