Financial provisions

18 General financial provisions.

1

There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

a

any expenses incurred under this Act by a Minister of the Crown; and

b

any increase attributable to the provisions of this Act in the sums payable out of such money under any other Act.

2

There shall be paid out of the National Insurance Fund into the Consolidated Fund, at such times 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 him under F1paragraphs 2 and 27 of Schedule 6 excluding any category of expenses or payments which the Treasury may direct, or any enactment may require, to be excluded from the Secretary of State’s estimates under this subsection.

3

There shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund any increase by virtue of this Act in the sums so payable by virtue of any other Act.