# Energy Act 2004, Paragraph 13


(1) The Secretary of State may give a direction requiring the Police Authority to pay to him an amount equal to—
(a) the whole or part of a sum which it has received (otherwise than from the Secretary of State); or
(b) the whole or part of any surplus which it has for a financial year.
(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, the Police Authority has a surplus for a financial year if its revenues for that year exceed the sums which it requires for carrying out its functions in that year.
(3) Before giving a direction under this paragraph, the Secretary of State must consult—
(a) the Police Authority; and
(b) the Treasury.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/20/schedule/10/paragraph/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2004/schedule-10/paragraph-13
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