# The Police Act 1997 (Provisions in relation to the NCIS Service Authority) Order 1998, Article K14: Emergency financial assistance to the Authority


(1) In any case where—
(a) an emergency or disaster occurs involving destruction of or danger to life or property, and
(b) as a result, the Authority incurs expenditure on, or in connection with, the taking of immediate action (whether by the carrying out of works or otherwise) to safeguard life or property, or to prevent suffering or severe inconvenience,
the Secretary of State may establish a scheme under this article for the giving of financial assistance to the Authority in respect of that expenditure.
(2) Financial assistance given pursuant to a scheme under this article shall take the form of grants paid by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury and, subject to that, the terms and conditions of a scheme shall be such as the Secretary of State considers appropriate to the circumstances of the particular emergency or disaster concerned.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (2) above, a scheme under this article may —
(a) make the payments of grants conditional upon the making of claims of a description specified in the scheme;
(b) make provision with respect to the expenditure qualifying for grant and the rates and amounts of grants; and
(c) make provision in certain specified circumstances for the repayment of any grant, in whole or in part.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/633/article/K14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-provisions-in-relation-to-the-ncis-service-authority-order-1998/article-K14
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