28.— (1) The Authority shall, on receipt of a request from the Minister, provide—

(a) advice (including advice in relation to transport outside the functional area of the Authority), or

(b) services (including services of staff),

to the Minister on such terms and conditions (including payment for such advice or services) as may be agreed and the Minister may avail of such advice or services.

(2) The Authority may provide services (including services of staff) to a local authority or other persons on such terms and conditions (including payment for such services) as may be agreed.

(3) The Authority may fix, require, take and recover such charges as it thinks fit for services provided by or on behalf of it.