“the 2001 Act” means the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001;

“the Department”, except in section 7, means the Department of Finance;

“Northern Ireland department” has the same meaning as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998;

“Schedule 1 estimate” has the meaning given in section 2(1);

“statutory provision” has the same meaning as in section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.