The Budget (Scotland) Act 2018 Amendment Regulations 2018

Amendment of schedule 1 (the Scottish Administration)

3.—(1) The table in schedule 1 of the Act is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2) In column 1 (purposes)—

(a) in relation to purpose 2—

(i) for “Finance and the Constitution” substitute “Finance, Economy and Fair Work”,

(ii) omit from “expenditure on protocol” to “local government elections;”, and

(iii) at the end insert “; grant in aid for Scottish Enterprise; expenditure on committees, commissions and other portfolio services; industry and technology grants; sundry enterprise-related activities; expenditure in relation to the running costs of the Office of the Chief Economic Adviser; the Accountant in Bankruptcy; European Structural Fund grants to the Enterprise Networks, local authorities, further and higher education institutions, third sector bodies and other eligible bodies and organisations; costs of delivery and evaluation of European Structural Fund.”.

(b) in relation to purpose 7—

(i) for “Rural Economy and Connectivity” substitute “Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity”,

(ii) omit from “market support” to “the crofting environment”, and

(iii) for “grant in aid for Highlands and Islands Enterprise” substitute “energy-related activities; central government grants to local authorities”.

(c) in relation to purpose 8—

(i) for “Communities, Social Security and Equalities” substitute “Communities and Local Government”, and

(ii) omit “funding of payments for welfare purposes; funding to tackle food poverty; expenditure relating to equality issues;”.

(d) in relation to purpose 9—

(i) for “Economy, Jobs and Fair Work” substitute “Social Security and Older People”, and

(ii) for the words from “grant in aid” to “evaluation of European Structural Fund” substitute “funding of payments for welfare purposes; funding to tackle food poverty; expenditure relating to equality issues”.

(e) after purpose 19, insert—

“20.   Through their Rural Economy portfolio, for use by the Scottish Ministers on: market support, including grants in relation to agriculture; support for agriculture in special areas, including grants for rural development; rural development generally; agri-environmental and farm woodland measures; compensation to sheep producers; animal health; agricultural education; core marine functions involving scientific research, compliance, policy and management of Scotland’s seas, representing Scotland’s interests in relation to common fisheries policy, international fisheries policy, international fisheries negotiation and aquaculture and freshwater policy, administration of all marine consents required for depositing substances at sea, coastal protection and offshore renewables, grants and other assistance to the Scottish fisheries sector; rural affairs; support for crofting communities, including the crofting environment; grant in aid for Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

21.   Through their Government Business and Constitutional Relations portfolio, for use by the Scottish Ministers on: expenditure on protocol; costs associated with referendum; expenditure on strategic communications with various audiences; funding to support delivery of parliamentary elections; funding of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland; funding to support delivery of local government elections.”.

(3) In column 2 (amount of resources (other than accruing resources)), for the amount specified—

(a) in relation to purpose 1, substitute “291,862,000”,

(b) in relation to purpose 2, substitute “620, 880,000”,

(c) in relation to purpose 3, substitute “13,600,606,000”,

(d) in relation to purpose 4, substitute “3,778,338,000”,

(e) in relation to purpose 5, substitute “2,515,671,000”,

(f) in relation to purpose 6, substitute “451,815,000”,

(g) in relation to purpose 7, substitute “2,652,907,000”,

(h) in relation to purpose 8, substitute “11,186,735,000”,

(i) in relation to purpose 9, substitute “23,927,000”,

(j) in relation to purpose 11, substitute “197,358,000”,

(k) in relation to purpose 12, substitute “37,283,000”,

(l) in relation to purpose 13, substitute “116,973,000”,

(m) in relation to purpose 14, substitute “119,167,000”,

(n) in relation to purpose 16, substitute “4,725,000”, and

(o) in relation to purpose 18, substitute “16,185,000”.

(4) In column 2 (amount of resources (other than accruing resources))—

(a) in relation to purpose 20, insert “292,486,000”,

(b) in relation to purpose 21, insert “4,444,000”, and

(c) in the final row, in relation to the total amounts of resources, substitute “40,327,928,000”.

(5) In column 3 (amount of accruing resources), for the amount specified—

(a) in relation to purpose 1, substitute “100,000,000”,

(b) in relation to purpose 2, substitute “300,000,000”,

(c) in relation to purpose 4, substitute “350,000,000”,

(d) in relation to purpose 7, substitute “100,000,000”, and

(e) in relation to purpose 9, substitute “10,000,000”.

(6) In column 3 (amount of accruing resources)—

(a) in relation to purpose 20, insert “800,000,000”,

(b) in relation to purpose 21, insert “Nil”, and

(c) in the final row, in relation to the total amounts of resources, substitute “6,608,600,000”.