Contributions by councils and statutory undertakers
226.—(1) Any statutory undertaker may contribute towards any expenses incurred by a council for the purposes of carrying out a review under section 3.
(2) Any council may contribute towards any expenses incurred by any other council for the purposes of carrying out a review under section 3.
(3) Any statutory undertaker may contribute towards any expenses incurred by a council in or in connection with the performance of any of its functions under—
(a)Part 3;
(b)Part 4;
(c)Part 5 (except for sections 161, 164, 176 and 177);
(d)Part 6;
(e)Part 7.
(4) Any council may contribute towards any expenses incurred by any other council in or in connection with the performance of the second mentioned council’s functions under any of the provisions mentioned in subsection (3)(a) to (e).
(5) Where any expenses are incurred by a council in the payment of compensation payable in consequence of anything done under any provision mentioned in section 227(2) (except for anything done under section 176 or 177), the Department may, if it appears to it to be expedient to do so, require any other council to contribute towards those expenses such sum as appears to the Department to be reasonable, having regard to any benefit accruing to that council by reason of the proceeding giving rise to the compensation.