The Budget (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 1885 (N.I. 14)

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Budget (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

Made

17th July 2003

Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 17th day of July 2003

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order in Council has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c. 1) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:–

Title and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Budget (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 and shall come into operation forthwith.

Interpretation

2.  The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Use of resources (other than accruing resources) in year ending 31st March 2002

3.—(1) For the purposes of section 6(1) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 6) this Article authorises the use of resources by Northern Ireland departments to the amount of £6,290,575.78 in the year ending 31st March 2002.

(2) In that year, the use of resources by a Northern Ireland department for the purposes specified in relation to that department in column 1 of Schedule 1 is authorised up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 2 of that Schedule.

(3) In this Article “resources” does not include accruing resources within the meaning of section 8(1) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 6).

Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 2004 and appropriation of that sum

4.—(1) The Department of Finance and Personnel may issue out of the Consolidated Fund and apply to the service of the year ending 31st March 2004 the sum of £5,008,759,000.

(2) That sum is appropriated for the purposes specified in Schedule 2.

Use of resources (other than accruing resources) in year ending 31st March 2004

5.—(1) For the purposes of section 6(1) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 6), this Article authorises the use of resources in the year ending 31st March 2004.

(2) The use of resources by—

(a) the Northern Ireland departments;

(b) the Northern Ireland Assembly;

(c) the Northern Ireland Audit Office;

(d) the Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints;

(e) the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation,

in that year is authorised to the amount of £8,470,002,000.

(3) In that year, resources may be used by a Northern Ireland department or a body or person mentioned in paragraph (2) for the purposes specified in relation to that department, body or person in column 1 of Schedule 3 up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 2 of that Schedule.

(4) In this Article “resources” does not include accruing resources within the meaning of section 8(1) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 6).

Limit on use of accruing resources in year ending 31st March 2004

6.—(1) For the purposes of section 8(1) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001, this Article sets the relevant limits on the accruing resources that may be directed to be used for certain purposes in the year ending on 31st March 2004 in addition to resources authorised by this Order or any other Budget Act to be used for those purposes in that year.

(2) In that year accruing resources not exceeding the amount specified in column 3 of Schedule 3 may be directed to be used for the purposes specified in the corresponding entries in column 1 of that Schedule.

Power of the Department of Finance and Personnel to borrow

7.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Department of Finance and Personnel may borrow on the credit of the sum specified in Article 4 any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole £2,504,380,000.

(2) Any money so borrowed shall be repaid, with any interest due thereon, out of the Consolidated Fund not later than 31st March 2004.

Repeal of spent enactments

8.  The enactments mentioned in Schedule 4 are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule.

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULES

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1 Excess for year 2001-02

Schedule of amounts of resources authorised to make good excesses for the year ended 31 March 2002

Purpose	Resources authorised for use	Total Accruing Resources
	(£)	(£)
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PERSONNEL
B. Supporting public sector business performance.	4,775,837.85	—
DEPARTMENT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
B. Promoting measurable improvements to housing in Northern Ireland.	1,341,092.93	—
OFFICE OF THE FIRST MINISTER AND DEPUTY FIRST MINISTER
A. Assisting the Executive in making and implementing well-informed and timely policy decisions and improving public services.	173,645.00	—
TOTAL	6,290,575.78	—

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2 SUMS GRANTED FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 2004

Purpose	Sums Granted
	(£)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
For expenditure by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on development of the agriculture and agricultural products industries and alternative land uses, provision of scientific and veterinary services, prevention and eradication of animal diseases, regional measures for farm support and enhancement of the countryside, rural development measures, market support, grants for capital and other improvements, support for agriculture in special areas, assistance to production and market development, payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, payments under the European Union Structural Funds Programmes, administration costs, flood defence measures, maintenance of watercourses, protection and conservation of sea fisheries, implementation of the European Union Common Fisheries Policy and local fisheries policy, support operation of the Loughs Agency of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission, protection and conservation of forests, extension of woodland area, promotion of recreational use of forest areas, and supply and sale of timber.	126,611,000
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, ARTS AND LEISURE
For expenditure by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on libraries (other than library services to schools), arts, the North/South Language Body, museums, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, the Odyssey Millennium Company, the Northern Ireland Events Company, sports, inland fisheries, certain inland waterways (including payments to the Rivers Agency), Waterways Ireland, Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland, administration and certain miscellaneous services, grants in aid to the education and library boards for certain library services, linguistic and cultural diversity, grants in aid to certain bodies, and payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation.	53,945,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
General
For expenditure by the Department of Education on pre-school education, schools (including library and support services for schools and pupils), other related services, and associated departmental administration and services; grants and grants in aid to education and library boards for certain services (including for core and school-related administration); grants and grants in aid to certain other bodies; payments by the Department in respect of certain teachers' salaries; the youth service, community relations measures for young people, millennium volunteers, other related services and associated departmental administration and services; grants and grants in aid to education and library boards for youth service and community relations provision and directly associated administration; grants and grants in aid to certain other bodies for youth service and community relations provision; and payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and other European Union Structural Funds Programmes for schools, youth service and community relations provision.	873,914,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
Teachers' superannuation
For expenditure by the Department of Education on pensions, allowances, gratuities etc., certain payments to the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund and certain payments on behalf of the education and library boards and the Department for Employment and Learning, in respect of premature retirement compensation.	46,530,000
DEPARTMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT AND LEARNING
For expenditure by the Department for Employment and Learning on higher education (including universities and colleges of education); further and adult education; youth and adult training in skills; management and enterprise training; student support and other matters relating to tertiary education, including grants in aid to certain bodies and certain payments to the Department of Education in respect of teachers' premature retirement compensation; labour market services including employment law, tribunals and labour relations; employment schemes and services including those for people with disabilities; payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and other European Union Structural Funds Programmes; and, administration costs, including departmental research.	449,373,000
DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
For expenditure by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on administration costs, grant payment to Invest Northern Ireland, assistance to aircraft and shipbuilding industries, InterTradeIreland, economic infrastructure in support of economic development, development of tourism, residual costs in connection with the privatisation of the electricity industry in Northern Ireland, payments under the European Union Structural Funds Programmes, payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, health and safety, renewable energy, energy efficiency, assistance to the gas and electricity industries, mineral exploration, business regulation and other related services, including grants in aid.	150,289,000
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PERSONNEL:
General
For expenditure by the Department of Finance and Personnel on central financial administration including the Northern Ireland Centre in Europe, operational and programme costs of the Special European Union Programmes Body, payments under the European Union Structural Funds Programme, central personnel management of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, the Central Procurement Directorate, the Departmental Solicitors' Office, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, the Business Development Service, Accommodation Services, the Valuation and Lands Agency, Ulster Savings, the General Register Office, the Rate Collection Agency, the Office of Law Reform, the Land Registers for Northern Ireland, the Lands Tribunal, extra-statutory pension provisions, North/South Implementation Bodies' pensions, Departmental administration costs, grant in aid and other common services.	66,694,000
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PERSONNEL:
Superannuation and other allowances
For expenditure by the Department of Finance and Personnel on pensions, lump sums and gratuities to persons covered by the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, civil pensions and gratuities.	23,839,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY:
General
For expenditure by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on policy development, Health Estates Agency, hospital, community health and personal social services, Health and Social Services Trusts, family health services, training, centrally financed services, the Food Safety Promotion Board, the Food Standards Agency, welfare foods, voluntary bodies, special initiatives, the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and other European Union Structural Funds Programmes, related services and fire services.	1,415,727,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY:
Health and personal social services superannuation
For expenditure by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on superannuation benefits to or in respect of persons engaged in the health and personal social services or in other approved employment.	—
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
For expenditure by the Department of the Environment on conservation; natural heritage; built heritage; environmental legislation and protection; planning services; grants to district councils in support of local services, shellfish and construction product enforcement regulations; payments to Local Government Staff Commission; road safety services, driver and vehicle licensing, driver and vehicle testing, transport licensing and enforcement; consultants' fees, computer hardware and software, purchase of equipment, plant and vehicles and departmental administration costs.	78,388,000
DEPARTMENT FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
For expenditure by the Department for Regional Development on Roads Service including design, construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, footpaths, street lighting and car parks; purchase of land, property, vehicles, plant, equipment and stores; public liability claims; provision, operation and maintenance of the Strangford Ferry; support for air and sea ports including salary, wages and other costs in respect of the Donaghadee Harbour; grants in respect of the Rathlin Island ferry service and works to Ballycastle and Rathlin Harbours; support for transport services including current and capital grants in respect of rail and road passenger services including fare concessions, fuel duty rebate, transport for people with disabilities, rural transport, provision and maintenance of bus shelters, purchase of buses and rolling stock and capital works; support for regional planning, transport planning and visioning; energy matters; consultants' and other fees; research and development; salaries, wages, general administrative expenses and central administration costs; certain early retirement and compensation payments; graphics unit; computer hardware and software; office machinery and equipment; related services including services to other departments; the Water Service including design, construction and maintenance of water supply and sewage disposal systems; purchase of land, property, vehicles, plant, equipment and stores; repayment of loans inherited from former water and sewerage authorities; expenses of the Northern Ireland Water Council.	318,502,000
DEPARTMENT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
For expenditure by the Department for Social Development on central administration costs relating to the Social Security and Child Support Programmes including a grant to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for administering the Housing Benefit Scheme, Departmental corporate services costs, the administration costs of the Department for Social Development executive agencies including the costs of administering services provided to the Department for Work and Pensions and other departments and on accommodation costs; costs incurred as part of the Welfare to Work initiative; on social security benefits including non-contributory retirement pensions, Christmas bonus payments to pensioners, attendance allowance, invalid care allowance, severe disablement allowance, disability living allowance, disability working allowance; pensions, gratuities and sundry allowances for disablement and specified deaths arising from industrial causes; income support, pension credit, payments of spousal and child maintenance, child benefit, family credit, jobseeker’s allowance (income based), jobseeker’s allowance (contribution based), back to work bonus, child maintenance bonus, payments of job grant; on grant in aid to the Independent Living Funds, grants to Motability towards their administrative costs and to enable them to assist invalid vehicle users and others to have adapted or to purchase or lease cars from them including the funding of driving lessons for those invalid vehicle users transferring to the Motability Scheme; a grant to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for the payment of rent rebate, rent allowance, rates rebate, discretionary payments of rent allowance and discretionary housing payments, sums payable for residual compensation payments to providers of existing supported accommodation; sums payable into the Social Fund for expenditure on community care grants, budgeting and crisis loans, maternity payments, funeral payments and cold weather and winter fuel payments; sums payable to the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund as compensation payments in respect of statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay; central administration costs relating to the Housing Programme; on housing services, including certain grants; on housing support under the Supporting People Programme; central administration costs relating to the Urban Regeneration and Community Development Programme; on urban regeneration including certain grants in aid and on other services such as promotional activities and events; community development including grants to voluntary bodies; payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, payments under the European Union Structural Funds Programmes.	1,348,809,000
OFFICE OF THE FIRST MINISTER AND DEPUTY FIRST MINISTER
For expenditure by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister on support for the Executive, the North/South Ministerial Council, the British Irish Council, the Civic Forum, expenses of the Planning Appeals Commission and the Water Appeals Commission, the Reinvestment and Reform Initiative including grant in aid to the Strategic Investment Board, promotion of equality of opportunity and social inclusion, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, community relations, district council programmes, the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council, victims, the Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland, administration and other services, payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, grants and grants in aid.	30,066,000
NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY
For expenditure by the Northern Ireland Assembly on remunerating and supporting Members of the Assembly in discharging their duties in the constituency, in the Assembly and elsewhere, the costs of general administration including staff costs, general expenses and equipment, accommodation and other services.	22,603,000
ASSEMBLY OMBUDSMAN FOR NORTHERN IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND COMMISSIONER FOR COMPLAINTS
For expenditure by the Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints on the costs of administration and other support services, for the provision of an independent, effective and free system for investigating complaints from individuals who claim to have suffered injustice through maladministration by Northern Ireland government departments, their agencies, public and local bodies and the Health and Personal Social Services; the provision of an independent investigative resource to support the work of the Committee on Standards and Privileges in dealing with complaints against Members of the Assembly.	738,000
NORTHERN IRELAND AUDIT OFFICE
For expenditure by the Northern Ireland Audit Office on the costs of administration and other support services in providing objective information, advice and assurance on the use of public funds; encouraging beneficial change in the provision of public services, the highest standards in financial management and reporting and propriety in the conduct of public business.	2,731,000
NORTHERN IRELAND AUTHORITY FOR ENERGY REGULATION
For expenditure by the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation on administration costs, regulation of the electricity and gas industries, protection of electricity customers, promotion and development of the natural gas industry, duties and functions placed on the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation as set out in the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, duties under the Competition Act 1998, administration of the Climate Change Levy renewable exemption arrangements services to other departments and other miscellaneous duties which may arise.	—
TOTAL	5,008,759,000

Articles 5 and 6

SCHEDULE 3 AMOUNTS OF RESOURCES AUTHORISED FOR USE AND AMOUNTS OF ACCRUING RESOURCES WHICH MAY BE USED IN YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH 2004

Purpose	Resources authorised for use	Total Accruing Resources
	(£)	(£)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
A. For use by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on development of the agriculture and agricultural products industries and alternative land uses, provision of scientific and veterinary services, prevention and eradication of animal diseases, regional measures for farm support and enhancement of the countryside, rural development measures, market support, grants for capital and other improvements, support for agriculture in special areas, assistance to production and market development, payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, payments under the European Union Structural Funds Programmes, administration costs and associated non-cash items.	118,626,000	9,334,000
B. For use by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on flood defence measures, maintenance of watercourses, protection and conservation of sea fisheries, implementation of the European Union Common Fisheries Policy and local fisheries policy, support operation of the Loughs Agency of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission, protection and conservation of forests, extension of woodland area, promotion of recreational use of forest areas, supply and sale of timber, payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, administration costs and associated non-cash items.	26,281,000	6,376,000
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, ARTS AND LEISURE
A. For use by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on libraries (other than library services to schools), arts, the North/South Language Body, museums, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, the Odyssey Millennium Company, the Northern Ireland Events Company, sports, inland fisheries, certain inland waterways (including payments to the Rivers Agency), Waterways Ireland, Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland, administration and certain miscellaneous services, grants in aid to the education and library boards for certain library services, linguistic and cultural diversity, grants in aid to certain bodies, payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and provision for associated non-cash items.	52,198,000	4,843,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
General
A. For use by the Department of Education on pre-school education, schools (including library and support services for schools and pupils), other related services, and associated departmental administration and services; grants and grants in aid to education and library boards for certain services (including for core and school-related administration); grants and grants in aid to certain other bodies; payments by the Department in respect of certain teachers' salaries; payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and other European Union Structural Funds Programmes; and provision for associated non-cash items.	854,324,000	3,101,000
B. For use by the Department of Education on the youth service, community relations measures for young people, millennium volunteers, other related services and associated departmental administration and services; grants and grants in aid to education and library boards for youth service and community relations provision and directly associated administration; grants and grants in aid to certain other bodies; payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and other European Union Structural Funds Programmes; and provision for associated non-cash items.	16,490,000	—
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
Teachers' superannuation
A. For use by the Department of Education on pensions, allowances, gratuities etc., certain payments to the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund and certain payments on behalf of the education and library boards and the Department for Employment and Learning, in respect of premature retirement compensation; and provision for associated non-cash items.	881,885,000	104,743,000
DEPARTMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT AND LEARNING
A. For use by the Department for Employment and Learning on higher education (including universities and colleges of education); further and adult education; youth and adult training in skills; management and enterprise training; student support and other matters relating to tertiary education, including grants in aid to certain bodies and certain payments to the Department of Education in respect of teachers' premature retirement compensation; administration costs, including departmental research and associated non-cash items.	358,709,000	8,955,000
B. For use by the Department for Employment and Learning on labour market services including employment law, tribunals and labour relations; employment schemes and services including those for people with disabilities; payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and other European Union Structural Funds Programmes; administration costs, including departmental research and associated non-cash items.	34,295,000	298,000
DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
A. For use by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on administration costs, grant payment to Invest Northern Ireland, assistance to aircraft and shipbuilding industries, InterTradeIreland, economic infrastructure in support of economic development, development of tourism, residual costs in connection with the privatisation of the electricity industry in Northern Ireland, payments under the European Union Structural Funds Programmes, payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, associated non-cash items, and other related services including grants in aid.	128,964,000	10,687,000
B. For use by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on administration costs, health and safety, renewable energy, energy efficiency, assistance to the gas and electricity industries, mineral exploration, business regulation and associated non-cash items, and other related services, including grants in aid.	6,748,000	1,119,000
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PERSONNEL:
General
A. For use by the Department of Finance and Personnel on central financial administration including the Northern Ireland Centre in Europe, operational and programme costs of the Special European Union Programmes Body, payments under the European Union Structural Funds Programme, central personnel management of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, the Central Procurement Directorate, the Departmental Solicitors' Office, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, the Business Development Service, Accommodation Services, extra-statutory pension provisions, North/South Implementation Bodies' pensions, Departmental administration costs, grant in aid, other common services and associated non-cash items.	75,190,000	17,131,000
B. For use by the Department of Finance and Personnel on Ulster Savings, the General Register Office, the Valuation and Lands Agency (valuation, estate management and property service and maintenance of valuation list for rating purposes), the Rate Collection Agency, the Office of Law Reform, the Land Registers of Northern Ireland, the Lands Tribunal, Departmental administration costs, grant in aid, other common services and associated non-cash items.	12,640,000	10,210,000
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PERSONNEL
Superannuation and other allowances
A. For use by the Department of Finance and Personnel on pensions, lump sums and gratuities to persons covered by the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, civil pensions and gratuities and associated non-cash items.	846,039,000	100,085,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY:
General
A. For use by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on policy development, Health Estates Agency and associated non-cash items.	21,791,000	2,579,000
B. For use by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on hospital, community health and personal social services, Health and Social Services Trusts, family health services, training, centrally financed services, the Food Safety Promotion Board, the Food Standards Agency, welfare foods, voluntary bodies, special initiatives, the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and other European Union Structural Funds Programmes, related services and associated non-cash items.	1,373,572,000	435,442,000
C. For use by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on fire services and associated non-cash items.	29,175,000	—
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Health and personal social services superannuation
A. For use by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on superannuation benefits to or in respect of persons engaged in the health and personal social services or in other approved employment.	1,534,794,000	125,633,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
A. For use by the Department of the Environment on conservation; natural heritage; built heritage; environmental legislation and protection; planning services; grants to district councils in support of local services, shellfish and construction product enforcement regulations; payments to Local Government Staff Commission; road safety services, driver and vehicle licensing, driver and vehicle testing, transport licensing and enforcement; consultants' fees, computer hardware and software, purchase of equipment, plant and vehicles, departmental administration costs and associated non-cash items.	89,476,000	18,020,000
DEPARTMENT FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
A. For use by the Department for Regional Development on support for the Roads Service including design, construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, footpaths, street lighting and car parks; purchase of land, property, vehicles, plant, equipment and stores; public liability claims; provision, operation and maintenance of the Strangford Ferry; support for air and sea ports including salary, wages and other costs in respect of the Donaghadee Harbour; grants in respect of the Rathlin Island ferry service and works to Ballycastle and Rathlin Harbours; support for transport services including current and capital grants in respect of rail and road passenger services including fare concessions, fuel duty rebate, transport for people with disabilities, rural transport, provision and maintenance of bus shelters, purchase of buses and rolling stock and capital works; support for regional planning, transport planning and visioning; energy matters; consultants' and other fees; research and development; salaries, wages, general administrative expenses; and central administration costs; certain early retirement and compensation payments; graphics unit; computer hardware and software; office machinery and equipment; related services including services to other departments and associated non-cash items.	388,710,000	12,355,000
B. For use by the Department for Regional Development on the Water Service including design, construction and maintenance of water supply and sewage disposal systems; purchase of land, property, vehicles, plant, equipment and stores; repayment of loans inherited from former water and sewerage authorities; expenses of the Northern Ireland Water Council; consultants' and other fees; research and development; salaries, wages, general administrative expenses and central administration costs; graphics unit; computer hardware and software, office machinery and equipment; related services; and associated non-cash items.	180,625,000	40,074,000
DEPARTMENT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
A. For use by the Department for Social Development on central administration costs relating to the Social Security and Child Support Programmes including a grant to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for administering the Housing Benefit Scheme, Departmental corporate services costs, the administration costs of the Department for Social Development executive agencies including the costs of administering services provided to the Department for Work and Pensions and other departments and on accommodation costs; costs incurred as part of the Welfare to Work initiative; on social security benefits including non-contributory retirement pensions, Christmas bonus payments to pensioners, attendance allowance, invalid care allowance, severe disablement allowance, disability living allowance, disability working allowance; pensions, gratuities and sundry allowances for disablement and specified deaths arising from industrial causes; income support, pension credit, payments of spousal and child maintenance, child benefit, family credit, jobseeker’s allowance (income based), jobseeker’s allowance (contribution based), back to work bonus, child maintenance bonus, payments of job grant; on grant in aid to the Independent Living Funds, grants to Motability towards their administrative costs and to enable them to assist invalid vehicle users and others to have adapted or to purchase or lease cars from them including funding of driving lessons for those invalid vehicle users transferring to the Motability Scheme; a grant to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for the payment of rent rebate, rent allowance, rates rebate, discretionary payments of rent allowance and discretionary housing payments, sums payable for residual compensation payments to providers of existing supported accommodation; sums payable into the Social Fund for expenditure on community care grants, budgeting and crisis loans, maternity payments, funeral payments and cold weather and winter fuel payments; sums payable to the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund as compensation payments in respect of statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay; and associated non-cash items.	1,150,163,000	94,330,000
B. For use by the Department for Social Development on central administration costs relating to the Housing Programme; on housing services, including certain grants; on housing support under the Supporting People Programme and associated non-cash items.	183,535,000	241,101,000
C. For use by the Department for Social Development on central administration costs relating to the Urban Regeneration and Community Development Programme; on urban regeneration including certain grants in aid and on other services such as promotional activities and events; community development including grants to voluntary bodies; payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, payments under the European Union Structural Funds Programmes; and associated non-cash items.	43,212,000	8,518,000
OFFICE OF THE FIRST MINISTER AND DEPUTY FIRST MINISTER
A. For use by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister on support for the Executive, the North/South Ministerial Council, the British Irish Council, the Civic Forum, expenses of the Planning Appeals Commission and the Water Appeals Commission, the Reinvestment and Reform Initiative including grant in aid to the Strategic Investment Board, administration and other services, grants and associated non-cash items.	12,948,000	56,000
B. For use by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, promotion of equality of opportunity and social inclusion, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, community relations, district council programmes, the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council, victims, the Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland, administration and other services, payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, grants and grants in aid and associated non-cash items.	17,173,000	—
NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY
A. For use by the Northern Ireland Assembly on remunerating and supporting Members of the Assembly in discharging their duties in the constituency, in the Assembly and elsewhere, the costs of general administration including staff costs, general expenses and equipment, accommodation, other services and associated non-cash items.	29,024,000	5,000
ASSEMBLY OMBUDSMAN FOR NORTHERN IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND COMMISSIONER FOR COMPLAINTS
A. For use by the Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints on the costs of administration and other support services including associated non-cash items, for the provision of an independent, effective and free system for investigating complaints from individuals who claim to have suffered injustice through maladministration by Northern Ireland government departments, their agencies, public and local bodies and the Health and Personal Social Services; the provision of an independent investigative resource to support the work of the Committee on Standards and Privileges in dealing with complaints against Members of the Assembly.	757,000	—
NORTHERN IRELAND AUDIT OFFICE
A. For use by the Northern Ireland Audit Office on the costs of administration and other support services including associated non-cash items of the Northern Ireland Audit Office in providing objective information, advice and assurance on the use of public funds; encouraging beneficial change in the provision of public services, the highest standards in financial management and reporting and propriety in the conduct of public business.	2,658,000	1,550,000
NORTHERN IRELAND AUTHORITY FOR ENERGY REGULATION
A. For use by the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation on administration costs, regulation of the electricity and gas industries, protection of electricity customers, promotion and development of the natural gas industry, duties and functions placed on the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation as set out in the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, duties under the Competition Act 1998, administration of the Climate Change Levy renewable exemption arrangements services to other departments, other miscellaneous duties which may arise and associated non-cash items.	—	1,942,000
TOTAL	8,470,002,000	1,258,487,000

Article 8

SCHEDULE 4 REPEALS

Short Title	Extent of repeal
The Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 2000 (NI 1).	The whole Order.
The Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 2).	The whole Act.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order authorises the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland of a further sum for the services of the year ending 31st March 2004 and appropriates that sum for specified services in Northern Ireland. The Order also authorises the use for the public service of certain resources (including accruing resources) for the year ending 31st March 2004. In addition the Order authorises the use of excess amounts of resources in respect of the year ending 31st March 2002. Finally the Order repeals two spent enactments.