19(1)All costs incurred by the Ministry in carrying the provisions of this Schedule into execution in connection with the acquisition of land by the council shall be paid by the council.N.I.
(2)Where any costs are incurred as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), the Ministry shall—
(a)prepare a statement of the costs and send it to the council;
(b)consider any representations that are made by the council, within such period as the Ministry specifies, as to the reasonableness of the costs; and
(c)certify the amount of the costs.
(3)A certificate under sub-paragraph (2)( c) shall be evidence of the amount of the costs.
(4)The amount of the costs shall be a debt recoverable summarily by the Ministry from the council.