Air-Raid Precautions Act, 1939

Expenditure by essential undertakers.

44.—(1) Any essential undertaker may incur expenditure for any of the purposes for which an air-raid precautions (essential undertaker's) scheme may be prepared under this Act, whether or not such expenditure is incurred in carrying out the provisions of such a scheme, and any such expenditure shall be expenditure towards which the income or other moneys of such essential undertaker shall be applicable, notwithstanding any restriction or limitation on the application of such income or other moneys imposed by any other Act or statutory order.

(2) Notwithstanding any restriction or limitation imposed by any other Act or statutory order any essential undertaker may borrow money for the purposes of this Act.

(3) All expenses incurred since the 30th day of September, 1938, and before the passing of this Act by an essential undertaker for the purposes of this Act shall be deemed to have been lawfully incurred.