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Energy Act 2013

Paragraph 20: Expenditure

236.Paragraph 20 provides Parliamentary authorisation for certain items of expenditure by the Secretary of State in connection with investments contracts. The expenditure covered includes expenditure incurred for the purposes of obtaining advice and assistance in relation to investment contracts (for example, to engage technical advisers to assess a generator’s construction costs). The paragraph would also authorise, for example, financial assistance given to an investment contract counterparty to assist with set-up costs or costs which the Secretary of State might incur in establishing one.

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