(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Budget (Scotland) Act 2018 (“the Act”).
Regulation 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 the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.
Regulation 3(2) amends purposes 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 21 for which the Scottish Ministers may use resources in financial year 2018/19.
Regulation 3(3) and (4) amend and insert the amount of resources (other than accruing resources) that may be used for purposes 1 to 14, 17 to 18, 20 and 21. Regulation 3(4) also amends the amount of accruing resources that may be used for purpose 11 and the total amount of those resources for all the purposes in that schedule.
Regulation 4(2) amends the amount of resources (other than accruing resources) that may be used for purposes 1 to 3 in schedule 2 of the Act relating to direct-funded bodies.