57APayments to RAS authorities—reimbursement of costs of issuing drought exceptional circumstances certificates

#### 57A Payments to RAS authorities—reimbursement of costs of issuing drought exceptional circumstances certificates (1) This section applies if a RAS authority incurs costs (whether before or after the commencement of this section) in connection with the issue of drought exceptional circumstances certificates. (2) The Secretary may authorise payments to the RAS authority by way of reimbursement of those costs. (3) A payment under this section is to be made out of money appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of this section. (4) In this section: > drought exceptional circumstances certificate has the same meaning as in section 8A.