Budget (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002

2002 CHAPTER 7

An Act to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of certain sums for the service of the year ending 31st March 2003; to appropriate those sums for specified purposes; to authorise the Department of Finance and Personnel to borrow on the credit of the appropriated sums; to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources (including accruing resources) for the year ending 31st March 2003; and to repeal certain spent enactments.

[12th August 2002]

BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:

Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 2003 and appropriation of that sum

1.—(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 2003 the sum of £4,962,077,000.

(2) That sum is appropriated for the purposes specified in Schedule 1.

Power of the Department of Finance and Personnel to borrow

2.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Department of Finance and Personnel may borrow on the credit of the sum specified in section 1 any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole £2,481,039,000.

(2) Any money so borrowed shall be repaid, with any interest due thereon, out of the Consolidated Fund not later than 31st March 2003.

Use of resources (other than accruing resources) in year ending 31st March 2003

3.—(1) For the purposes of section 6(1) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 6), this section authorises the use of resources in the year ending 31st March 2003.

(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 Office for the Regulation of Electricity and Gas,

in that year is authorised to the amount of £5,710,516,000.

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

(4) In this section “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 2003

4.—(1) For the purposes of section 8(1) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001, this section 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 2003 in addition to resources authorised by this 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 2 may be directed to be used for the purposes specified in the corresponding entries in column 1 of that Schedule.

Repeal of spent enactments

5.  The enactments mentioned in Schedule 3 are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule.

Short title

6.  This Act may be cited as the Budget (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002.

SCHEDULES

Section 2.

SCHEDULE 1 SUMS GRANTED FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 2003

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 Peace Programme, payments under the European Union Structural Funds Programme, 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.	109,719,000
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 Landmark Project, 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 education and library boards for certain library services, linguistic and cultural diversity, and grants in aid to certain bodies.	42,809,000
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	796,323,000
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.	56,087,000
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, 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; youth and adult training; training in skills; management and enterprise training; community projects; redundancy payments to Action for Community Employment core workers; training to improve company competitiveness and employment schemes and services including those for people with disabilities; interim support for projects between European Programmes and administration costs, including departmental research and development.	390,849,000
DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
For expenditure by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on administrative costs, grant payment to Invest Northern Ireland, assistance to aircraft and shipbuilding industries, InterTradeIreland; economic infrastructure in support of economic development, development of tourism, European Programme Funding, health and safety, energy efficiency, assistance to the gas and electricity industries (including residual costs in connection with the privatisation of the electricity industry in Northern Ireland), mineral exploration and other related services including grants in aid.	125,211,000
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, Departmental administration costs, grant in aid and other common services, central personnel management of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, the Government Purchasing Agency, the Departmental Solicitors' Office, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, the Business Development Service, the Construction Service, Accommodation Services, the Valuation and Lands Agency (valuation, estate management and property service), Departmental administration costs, grant in aid and other common services, Ulster Savings, the General Register Office, the Valuation and Lands Agency (maintenance of valuation list for rating purposes), the Rate Collection Agency, the Office of Law Reform, Land Registers of Northern Ireland, the Lands Tribunal, Departmental administration costs, and grants in aid and other common services	82,637,000
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 former civil servants, pensions to widows, widowers, children and dependants and civil pensions and gratuities.	24,802,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY:
General
For expenditure by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on central administration, policy development, hospital, community health and personal social services, Health and Social Services trusts, family health services, the Food Safety Promotion Board, the Food Standards Agency, welfare foods, voluntary bodies, special initiatives, the European Union Peace Programme, related services and fire services.	1,353,819,000
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.	4,298,000
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, food safety, shellfish, construction product enforcement and energy efficiency; local government audit services; 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 other equipment, plant and vehicles and departmental administration costs.	65,143,000
DEPARTMENT FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
For expenditure 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; support for 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 and related services.	280,096,000
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 service 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, 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; 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; central administration costs relating to the Urban Regeneration and Community Development Programme; on urban regeneration and community development including grants to voluntary bodies, a grant in aid and other services including promotional activities and events	1,581,796,000
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, 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, payments under the European Peace Programme, administration and other services, grants and grants in aid.	22,882,000
NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY
For expenditure by the Northern Ireland Assembly on remunerating and supporting the 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.	22,392,000
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.	435,000
NORTHERN IRELAND AUDIT OFFIC
For expenditure by the Northern Ireland Audit Office on the costs of administration and support services in providing independent assurance, information and advice to the Assembly on the proper accounting for central government expenditure, revenue and assets, including compliance with laws and regulations, and on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which central government resources have been used. The Northern Ireland Audit Office also audits the accounts of a wide range of other public sector bodies.	2,779,000
OFFICE FOR THE REGULATION OF ELECTRICITY AND GAS
For expenditure by the Office for the Regulation of Electricity and Gas on administration costs, regulation of the electricity and gas industries, duties and functions placed on the Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland and the Director General of Gas for Northern Ireland as set out in the Electricity and Gas Orders, costs of the Consumer Committee for Electricity and that portion of the costs of the General Consumer Council associated with Gas customer protection.	—
TOTAL £	4,962,077,000

Sections 3 and 4.

SCHEDULE 2 AMOUNTS OF RESOURCES AUTHORISED FOR USE AND AMOUNTS OF ACCRUING RESOURCES WHICH MAY BE USED IN YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 2003

Purpose	Resources authorised for use	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 Peace Programme, payments under the European Union Structural Funds Programme, administration costs and associated non-cash items.	92,612,000	9,328,000
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 Peace Programme, administration costs and associated non-cash items	45,854,000	6,382,000
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 Landmark Project, 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 provision for associated non-cash items.	44,657,000	1,779,000
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; and provision for associated non-cash items.	769,185,000	5,627,000
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; and provision for associated non-cash items	15,426,000	—
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.	56,087,000	95,240,000
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, 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 development, and associated non-cash items.	210,139,000	4,228,000
B. For use by the Department for Employment and Learning on labour market services including employment law, tribunals and labour relations; youth and adult training; training in skills; management and enterprise training; community projects; redundancy payments to Action for Community Employment core workers; training to improve company competitiveness and employment schemes and services including those for people with disabilities; interim support for projects between European Programmes; administration costs, including departmental research and development and associated non-cash items.	103,811,000	1,300,000
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, European Programme Funding, associated non-cash items, and other related services including grants in aid.	144,044,000	12,737,000
B. For use by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on administration costs, health and safety, energy efficiency, assistance to the gas and electricity industries (including residual costs in connection with the privatisation of the electricity industry in Northern Ireland), mineral exploration, and associated non-cash items, and other related services, including grants in aid.	7,539,000	1,537,00
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, Departmental administration costs, grant in aid and other common services and associated non-cash items.	23,185,000	—
B. For use by the Department of Finance and Personnel on central personnel management of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, the Government Purchasing Agency, the Departmental Solicitors' Office, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, the Business Development Service, the Construction Service, Accommodation Services, the Valuation and Lands Agency (valuation, estate management and property service), Departmental administration costs, grant in aid, and other common services and associated non-cash items.	49,697,000	18,484,000
C. For use by the Department of Finance and Personnel on Ulster Savings, the General Register Office, the Valuation and Lands Agency (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 and Departmental administration costs, grant in aid and other common services and associated non-cash items.	11,605,000	9,127,000
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 former civil servants, pensions to widows, widowers, children and dependants, civil pensions and gratuities and associated non-cash items.	24,802,000	98,189,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY
General
A. For use by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on central administration, policy development and associated non-cash items.	15,488,000	2,562,000
B. For use by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on central administration, hospital, community health and personal social services, Health and Social Services trusts, family health services, the Food Safety Promotion Board, the Food Standards Agency, welfare foods, voluntary bodies, special initiatives, the European Union Peace Programme, related services and associated non-cash items.	1,301,995,000	283,839,000
C. For use by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on central administration, fire services and associated non-cash items.	33,884,000	—
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.	4,298,000	104,896,000
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, food safety, shellfish, construction product enforcement and energy efficiency; local government audit services; 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 other equipment, plant and vehicles, departmental administration costs and associated non-cash items.	71,794,000	18,690,000
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; 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	727,355,000	10,355,000
B. For use by the Department for Regional Development on support for 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.	270,872,000	39,044,000
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, 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; 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.	1,432,498,000	100,700,000
B. For use by the Department for Social Development on central administration costs relating to the Housing Programme; on housing services, including certain grants; and associated non-cash items.	172,443,000	10,101,000
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 and community development including grants to voluntary bodies, a grant in aid and on other services including promotional activities and events; and associated non-cash items.	31,733,000	6,385,000
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, administration and other services, grants and associated non-cash items.	8,858,000	56,000
B. For use by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister on 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, administration and other services, payments under the European Union Peace Programme, grants and grants in aid and associated non-cash items	14,333,000	—
NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY
A. For use by the Northern Ireland Assembly on remunerating and supporting the 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.	22,818,000	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.	448,000	—
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 in providing independent assurance, information and advice to the Assembly on the proper accounting for central government expenditure, revenue and assets, including compliance with laws and regulations, and on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which central government resources have been used. The Northern Ireland Audit Office also audits the accounts of a wide range of other public sector bodies.	3,056,000	843,000
OFFICE FOR THE REGULATION OF ELECTRICITY AND GA
A. For use by the Office for the Regulation of Electricity and Gas on administration costs, regulation of the electricity and gas industries, duties and functions placed on the Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland and the Director General of Gas for Northern Ireland as set out in the Electricity and Gas Orders, costs of the Consumer Committee for Electricity, that portion of the costs of the General Consumer Council associated with Gas customer protection and associated non-cash items.	—	1,888,000
TOTAL £	5,710,516,000	843,322,000

Section 5.

SCHEDULE 3 REPEALS

Short Title	Extent of repeal
The Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 2).	The whole Order.
The Appropriation (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 7).	The whole Order.