Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023

4 Use of sum issued out of the Consolidated Fund U.K.

(1) The sum that the Department may issue out of the Consolidated Fund under section 3 may be used for the year ending 31 March 2023 in accordance with subsection (2).

(2) The sum specified in Part 1 of a Schedule 1 estimate as a money requirement may be used by the person to whom the estimate relates for the purposes specified in Part 2 of the estimate.

(3) The authorisations in this section and in section 3 supersede the authorisations and appropriations made—

(a) by section 4 of the Budget Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 6 (N.I.)), and

(b) under section 59 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 for the year ending 31 March 2023,

which total £20,353,974,000.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 4 coming into force at Royal Assent (with effect in accordance with s. 7)