(1)The sum that the Department may issue out of the Consolidated Fund under section 3 may be used for the year ending 31 March 2023 in accordance with subsection (2).
(2)The sum specified in Part 1 of a Schedule 1 estimate as a money requirement may be used by the person to whom the estimate relates for the purposes specified in Part 2 of the estimate.
(3)The authorisations in this section and in section 3 supersede the authorisations and appropriations made—
(a)by section 4 of the Budget Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 6 (N.I.)), and
(b)under section 59 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 for the year ending 31 March 2023,
which total £20,353,974,000.