Common use of Emergency Payments Clause in Contracts

Emergency Payments. In the event that the PPP has to incur Unbudgeted Expenditure in the event of an emergency then the Councils hereby authorise such expenditure provided that the PPP shall promptly refer such payments to the Joint Committee for ratification of the expenditure already made and authorisation of any further expenditure to deal with the emergency situation. For the purposes of this paragraph an emergency shall be situations beyond the control of the Councils which are unforeseen and unavoidable and which result in a risk to the protection of the public.