PART IIIMiscellaneous

46Expenses

(1)

There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

(a)

any administrative expenses of the Secretary of State incurred under this Act; and

(b)

any increase attributable to this Act in the sums pay able out of money so provided under any other Act.

(2)

The administrative expenses referred to in subsection (1) (d) above include those in connection with any inquiry undertaken on behalf of the Secretary of State with a view to obtaining statistics relating to the operation of Part I.

(3)

There shall be paid out of the National Insurance Fund into the Consolidated Fund, at such time and in such manner as the Treasury may direct, such sums as the Secretary of State may estimate (in accordance with any directions given by the Treasury) to be the amount of the administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary of State under Part I of this Act, excluding—

(a)

any category of expenses which the Treasury may direct, or any enactment may require, to be excluded from the Secretary of State's estimate under this subsection ; and

(b)

any expenses incurred under paragraphs 7 to 10 of Schedule 2 to this Act.