Section 12 Sums received by or on account of Registrar General to be accounted for, and expenses defrayed as other expenses of the General Register Office.X1

All sums to be received by or on account of the Registrar General in pursuance of this Act shall be accounted for and paid in manner directed by F1the M1Registration Service Act 1953, with respect to sums received by him or on his account under the provisions of the M2Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 ; and all expenses incurred by the said Registrar General, or by any superintendent registrar, or registrar, with his sanction, and acting under his direction or authority, in carrying this Act into execution and making known its provisions, shall be deemed to have been incurred in carrying on the business of the General Register Office, and be defrayed accordingly.