In relation to any order made by the Minister under this Act which is subject to special Parliamentary procedure but was not made on the application of any local authority, section two hundred and forty of the Local Government Act 1972 (which relates to the procedure for making such orders), shall have effect as if for references therein to the applicants for the order and to the application for the order there were substituted respectively references to the Minister and to the order proposed to be made by him.
The expenses incurred by the Minister in connection with the making and confirmation of any such order as aforesaid shall be paid by such council, or by such councils in such shares, as he may direct, and the amount of those expenses as certified by him, or the amount of any share thereof so certified, shall be recoverable by him from the council liable therefor as a debt due to the Crown.