Section 85Expenses.

There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

(a)
any increase attributable to this Act in the expenses of the [^F1Secretary of State] in respect of the [^F2Commission], the Tribunal or the members of the Tribunal,
(b)
any administrative expenses of the [^F1Secretary of State] [^F3or the [^F4Minister for the Cabinet Office]] attributable to this Act,
(c)
any other expenses incurred in consequence of this Act by a Minister of the Crown or government department or by either House of Parliament, and
(d)
any increase attributable to this Act in the sums which under any other Act are payable out of money so provided.

Amended text

This Section is shown as amended by S.I. 2003/1887; S.I. 2015/1897; S.I. 2016/997; S.I. 2026/386 (see the annotations below), as incorporated in the text in force on 7 October 2026 as published on legislation.gov.uk.

Annotations

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 85 substituted (19.8.2003) by The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1887), art. 9, Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(c)
F2 Word in s. 85(a) substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 12(25); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
F3 Words in s. 85(b) inserted (9.12.2015) by The Transfer of Functions (Information and Public Records) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1897), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 2(2)(g)
F4 Words in s. 85(b) substituted (9.11.2016) by The Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 14(2)(s) (with art. 12)

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