17.—(1) There shall be paid to the joint central committee, out of Federation funds held by the central committees, such sums as the joint central committee determine.
(2) Subject to Regulation 19 any expenses incurred by or for the purposes of the joint central committee shall be defrayed out of Federation funds held by that committee except that, to the extent that the Secretary of State has agreed with the joint central committee that such expenses should be defrayed by him, they shall be so defrayed.