s 2 Finance.
(1) The Secretary of State shall, out of money provided by Parliament, pay to each rating authority an amount equal to the total amount of rebates granted by them under this Act. (2) Payment under subsection (1) above shall be made at such times and in such manner as the Secretary of State shall determine but subject to such conditions as to records, certificates, audit or otherwise (including conditions as to the making, and form, of claims for such payment) as the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, impose.