s 8 Arrangements with third parties
(1) Any power conferred on the Minister by the relevant provisions to provide assistance to any person or body, or carry on any other activities, includes a power to enter into arrangements to secure that such assistance is provided, or (as the case may be) activities are carried on, by one or more other persons. (2) The arrangements may provide for the Minister to make payments to persons who provide facilities in pursuance of the arrangements. (3) In this section “the relevant provisions” means— (a) where the Minister is the Secretary of State, sections 1 to 4, and (b) where the Minister is the Treasury, sections 1 and 4.