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Grants paid by Board to local authorities for civil defence purposes.
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32.—(1) The Board may, from time to time, pay to each local authority a grant of an amount that the Board may determine for the purpose of expenditure by the local authority in performing its functions relating to civil defence.
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(2) A grant paid to a local authority under this section shall not be used by the local authority for any purpose other than that specified in subsection (1).
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(3) In making a grant to a local authority under this section, the Board shall have regard to—
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(a) its strategic plan,
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(b) the civil defence plan of the local authority, in particular its plans for expenditure,
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(c) the annual report of the local authority under section 221 of the Act of 2001,
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(d) the implications for resources, including financial resources available to the Board, and
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(e) any other matters that the Board considers appropriate.
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