EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Budget (Scotland) Act 2013 (“the Act”).
Article 2 amends the overall cash authorisations specified in section 4(2) and (3) of the Act in relation to the Scottish Administration, the Forestry Commissioners and Audit Scotland.
Article 3(2) amends purposes 5 and 7 for which resources may be used in accordance with section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Act.
Article 3(3) amends the amount of resources (other than accruing resources) that may be used for purposes 1 to 10 in schedule 1 to the Act. It also amends the total amount of those resources for all the purposes in that schedule.
Article 3(4) amends the amount of accruing resources that may be used for purposes 1 and 11 in schedule 1 to the Act. It also amends the total amount of those resources for all the purposes in that schedule.
Article 4 amends the amount of resources (other than accruing resources) that may be used by the Forestry Commissioners for certain purposes in schedule 2 to the Act.