The Budget (Scotland) Act 2004 Amendment Order 2004

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 290

PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY

The Budget (Scotland) Act 2004 Amendment Order 2004

Made

8th June 2004

Coming into force

9th June 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(1) of the Budget (Scotland) Act 2004(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 7(2) of that Act, been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Budget (Scotland) Act 2004 Amendment Order 2004 and shall come into force on the day following that on which it is made.

Amendment of the Budget (Scotland) Act 2004

2.—(1) The Budget (Scotland) Act 2004 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of this article.

(2) In section 3 (overall cash authorisations) in relation to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body for “£87,759,000” substitute “£162,205,000”.

(3) In schedule 3 in column 2 (amount of resources other than accruing resources) in relation to the third purpose for “£111,317,000” substitute “£185,763,000”.

ANDREW P KERR

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

8th June 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Budget (Scotland) Act 2004 (“the 2004 Act”), which makes provision, for financial year 2004/05 for the use of resources by the Scottish Administration and certain bodies whose expenditure is payable out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund, for authorising the use of resources, and for limits on the capital expenditure of and borrowing of local authorities and certain other public bodies.

This Order amends the 2004 Act so as to–

(a) alter the overall cash authorisations in respect of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body referred to in section 3 of the 2004 Act (article 2(2)); and

(b) alter in schedule 3 to the 2004 Act the amount of resources other than accruing resources which the third direct-funded body referred to therein (the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body) may use for the purposes specified (article 2(3)).

(1)

2004 asp 2.