Dissolution of National Water Council and Water Space Amenity Commission

4 Expenses of Secretary of State occasioned by section 3.

(1)

Any sums received by the Secretary of State by virtue of the transfer of property, rights and liabilities effected by section 3 of this Act shall be paid by him into the Consolidated Fund.

(2)

The Secretary of State may levy from water authorities such contributions (which need not be the same for each authority) as appear to him, when taken together, necessary to meet the net expenses incurred by him—

(a)

in discharging any liabilities to which he becomes subject by virtue of section 3 of this Act, or

(b)

otherwise in connection with the dissolution of the National Water Council and Water Space Amenity Commission.

(3)

In subsection (2) above “net expenses” means the amount of the expenses in question reduced by the amount paid by the Secretary of State into the Consolidated Fund in accordance with subsection (1) above.

(4)

Any sums received by the Secretary of State by way of levy under subsection (2) above shall be paid by him into the Consolidated Fund.