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establishment and maintenance of the reserve fund for that branch); and

(b) to make provision towards, and as soon as practicable for, necessary capital expenditure for the purposes of that branch of their undertaking.

(3) For each branch of their undertaking the Authority shall establish and maintain a reserve fund; and, subject to the following provisions of this section, the management of that fund, the sums to be carried from time to time to the credit of the fund, and the application of the fund, shall be as the Authority may determine.

(4) No part of either of those funds shall be applied otherwise than for the purposes of the branch of the Authority's undertaking for which the fund was established.

(5) The Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, give to the Authority such directions as he may think fit as to any matter relating to the establishment or management of either of those funds, to the carrying of sums to the credit thereof, or to the application thereof; and the Authority shall comply with the directions.

Application of any excess of revenues over expenditure.

37.—(1) In the case of each branch of the Authority's undertaking any excess of the revenues of the Authority for any financial year over the total sums properly chargeable by the venues over Authority to revenue account for that year, including in such sums (without prejudice to the generality of that expression) sums credited under section 36(3) to the reserve fund established for that branch, shall be applied by the Authority in such manner as the Secretary of State, with the approval of the Treasury after consultation with the Chairman (or in his absence the Deputy Chairman) of the Authority, may direct.

(2) A direction under subsection (1) of this section may require the whole or any part of any excess of the revenues of the Authority to be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

(3) A direction under subsection (1) of this section shall not require any part of any excess of the revenues of the Authority attributable to one branch of their undertaking to be applied for the purposes of the other branch of their undertaking.

Advances to Authority for purposes of local sound broadcasting.

38.—(1) For the purpose of enabling the Authority to defray Advances to expenditure properly attributable to capital account in respect Authority for purposes of of the provision of local sound broadcasting services, and for local sound the purpose of furnishing the Authority with working capital broadcasting. in connection with those services, the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury make advances to the Authority out of money provided by Parliament.