(1) A member of a
council is entitled to receive from the council—
(a)
reimbursement of expenses of a kind prescribed for the purposes of this
paragraph incurred in performing or discharging official functions and duties;
and
(b)
reimbursement of expenses of a kind prescribed for the purposes of this
paragraph, and approved by the council (either specifically or under a policy
established by the council for the purposes of this section), incurred in
performing or discharging official functions and duties.
(2) A policy under
subsection (1)(b) lapses at a general election of the council.