Section 158 Costs and expenses.I1I2I3

after subsection (3)(b) there is inserted

and

(c)

for the payment by the Ombudsman of such travelling and other allowances (including compensation for loss of remunerative time) as the Secretary of State may determine, to—

(i)

actual or potential beneficiaries of a scheme to which a complaint or reference relates, or

(ii)

persons appearing and being heard on behalf of such actual or potential beneficiaries,

who attend at the request of the Ombudsman any oral hearing held in connection with an investigation into the complaint or dispute.

at the end of subsection (3)(a), “ and ” is omitted.