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Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Act 2023

2023 CHAPTER 43

An Act to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources for the year ending 31 March 2024 (including income); to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland of certain sums for the service of that year; to authorise the use of those sums for specified purposes; to authorise the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland to borrow on the credit of those sums; and to repeal a spent provision.

[18th September 2023]

Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Authorisation for year ending 31 March 2024U.K.

1Use of resourcesU.K.

(1)For the purposes of section 6(1) of the 2001 Act, this section and section 2 authorise the use of resources in the year ending 31 March 2024.

(2)In that year, the use of resources by the persons mentioned in subsection (3) is authorised up to the amount of £27,403,514,000.

(3)The persons are—

(a)the Northern Ireland departments;

(b)the Food Standards Agency;

(c)the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission;

(d)the Northern Ireland Audit Office;

(e)the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation;

(f)the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman;

(g)the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.

(4)Of the amount authorised by subsection (2)

(a)£24,818,772,000 is authorised for use for current purposes, and

(b)£2,584,742,000 is authorised for use for capital purposes.

Commencement Information

I1S. 1 in force at Royal Assent

2Limits on use of resourcesU.K.

(1)The Schedule contains estimates relating to the persons mentioned in section 1(3) for the year ending 31 March 2024 (“Schedule estimates”).

(2)In the year ending 31 March 2024, a person mentioned in section 1(3) may use resources in accordance with subsections (3) to (7) and the Schedule estimate relating to that person.

(3)The person may use resources for the purposes specified in Part 2 of the estimate; but this is subject to subsections (4) to (7).

(4)Where Part 1 of the estimate authorises the use of net resources for current purposes, the person—

(a)may use resources up to the amount so authorised for current purposes;

(b)must not use those resources for capital purposes.

(5)Where Part 1 of the estimate authorises the use of net resources for capital purposes, the person—

(a)may use resources up to the amount so authorised for capital purposes;

(b)must not use those resources for current purposes.

(6)Where Part 1 of the estimate authorises the use of net resources in relation to a category of expenditure, the person—

(a)may use resources up to the amount so authorised for a purpose identified in the estimate as falling within that category of expenditure;

(b)must not use those resources for any other purpose.

(7)The categories of expenditure are—

(a)expenditure subject to a departmental expenditure limit;

(b)annually managed expenditure;

(c)non-budget expenditure.

(8)The authorisations in this section and in section 1 supersede those made by sections 8 and 9 of the Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023, which total £17,404,266,000.

Commencement Information

I2S. 2 in force at Royal Assent

3Issue of sum out of the Consolidated FundU.K.

The Department may issue out of the Consolidated Fund and apply to the service of the year ending 31 March 2024 the sum of £22,790,893,000.

Commencement Information

I3S. 3 in force at Royal Assent

4Use of sum issued out of the Consolidated FundU.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 2024 in accordance with subsection (2).

(2)The sum specified in Part 1 of a Schedule 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 those made by sections 10 and 11 of the Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023, which total £14,154,737,000.

Commencement Information

I4S. 4 in force at Royal Assent

F15Power to borrowU.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1S. 5 omitted (N.I.) (14.3.2024) by virtue of Budget Act (Northern Ireland) 2024 (c. 1), s. 5(3)

6Use of incomeU.K.

(1)In the year ending 31 March 2024, a person mentioned in section 1(3) may use income from a source specified in Part 3 of the Schedule estimate relating to that person for a purpose specified in Part 2 of the estimate; but this is subject to subsections (2) to (5).

(2)Where the income is received in connection with current purposes, the person—

(a)may use the income for current purposes;

(b)must not use the income for capital purposes.

(3)Where the income is received in connection with capital purposes, the person—

(a)may use the income for capital purposes;

(b)must not use the income for current purposes.

(4)Where the source of income is identified in the estimate as relating to a category of expenditure, the person—

(a)may use income from that source for a purpose identified in the estimate as falling within that category;

(b)must not use income from that source for any other purpose.

(5)The categories of expenditure are the categories set out in section 2(7).

(6)Where, in the year ending 31 March 2024, money is received by a person mentioned in section 1(3)

(a)the money may be used in accordance with this section or with any other statutory provision that provides for the person to deal with income in a particular manner, and

(b)in so far as not so used, it must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

Commencement Information

I5S. 6 in force at Royal Assent

SupplementaryU.K.

7Act to take effect as if it were a Budget Act of the AssemblyU.K.

(1)The authorisations in this Act, and the limits set by it, take effect as if they were authorisations in, and limits set by, an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly; and accordingly any reference in a statutory provision to a Budget Act of the Assembly includes a reference to this Act.

(2)The 2001 Act applies in respect of the year ending 31 March 2024 with the following modifications—

(a)section 6(4) has effect as if for “if an estimate is approved by the Assembly for that body or person in respect of each financial year” there were substituted “if an estimate is laid before Parliament for that body or person in respect of the year ending 31 March 2024”;

(b)section 9(1) has effect as if for “for which an estimate is approved by the Assembly in respect of a financial year” there were substituted “for which an estimate is laid before Parliament in respect of the year ending 31 March 2024”;

(c)section 13(1) has effect as if for “where an estimate is approved by the Assembly for any body or person in respect of any financial year” there were substituted “where an estimate is laid before Parliament for any body or person in respect of the year ending 31 March 2024”.

(3)For the purposes of preparing accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024 for—

(a)the Northern Ireland Audit Office (as required by Article 6(3) of the Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/460 (N.I. 5)), or

(b)the office of the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (as required by paragraph 19 of Schedule 1 to the Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 4 (N.I.))),

any estimate of the use of resources for that year that is laid before Parliament is to be treated as if it had been laid before the Northern Ireland Assembly under Article 6(2) of that Order or (as the case may be) under paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 to that Act.

Commencement Information

I6S. 7 in force at Royal Assent

8InterpretationU.K.

In this Act—

Commencement Information

I7S. 8 in force at Royal Assent

9Short titleU.K.

This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Act 2023.

Commencement Information

I8S. 9 in force at Royal Assent

Sections 2, 4 and 6

SCHEDULEU.K.ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2024

Commencement Information

I9Sch. in force at Royal Assent

DEPARTMENT FOR AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes615,650,000
Net resources for capital purposes115,669,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes13,036,000
Net resources for capital purposes-
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement717,115,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.

DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes865,752,000
Net resources for capital purposes250,889,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes4,903,964,000
Net resources for capital purposes4,250,000
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes68,163,000
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement6,010,194,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.
Non-budget expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.

DEPARTMENT FOR THE ECONOMY ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes1,386,040,000
Net resources for capital purposes248,710,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes179,328,000
Net resources for capital purposes412,341,000
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes2,079,000
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement1,497,462,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.
Non-budget expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.
Non-budget incomeU.K.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes2,579,091,000
Net resources for capital purposes220,618,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes304,211,000
Net resources for capital purposes-
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement2,937,636,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — TEACHERS' SUPERANNUATION ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes875,541,000
Net resources for capital purposes-
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes(2,079,000)
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement149,746,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Annually managed expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Annually managed expenditureU.K.
Non-budget incomeU.K.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes210,166,000
Net resources for capital purposes37,908,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes11,604,000
Net resources for capital purposes-
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement219,350,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE — SUPERANNUATION AND OTHER ALLOWANCES ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

Commencement Information

I10Sch. group(7) Pt. 1 in force at Royal Assent

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes1,219,931,000
Net resources for capital purposes-
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement98,110,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes6,808,618,000
Net resources for capital purposes468,620,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes482,381,000
Net resources for capital purposes-
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement8,080,111,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH — HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PENSION SCHEME ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes993,428,000
Net resources for capital purposes-
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement(129,672,000)

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Annually managed expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Annually managed expenditureU.K.

DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes414,555,000
Net resources for capital purposes422,422,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes176,789,000
Net resources for capital purposes33,500,000
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes331,343,000
Net resources for capital purposes225,000,000
Money
Money requirement1,410,821,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.
Non-budget expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Non-budget incomeU.K.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes1,243,057,000
Net resources for capital purposes128,764,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes626,168,000
Net resources for capital purposes248,000
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement1,476,739,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.

THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes184,574,000
Net resources for capital purposes11,983,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes201,987,000
Net resources for capital purposes-
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement203,692,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.

FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes15,702,000
Net resources for capital purposes100,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes300,000
Net resources for capital purposes-
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement15,890,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.

NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY COMMISSION ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes50,746,000
Net resources for capital purposes3,160,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes2,200,000
Net resources for capital purposes-
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement50,738,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.

NORTHERN IRELAND AUDIT OFFICE ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes8,500,000
Net resources for capital purposes45,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement8,370,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.

THE NORTHERN IRELAND AUTHORITY FOR UTILITY REGULATION ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes329,000
Net resources for capital purposes20,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes1,000
Net resources for capital purposes-
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement793,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Non-budget expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.

NORTHERN IRELAND PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes3,967,000
Net resources for capital purposes60,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement3,795,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.

PUBLIC PROSECUTION SERVICE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND ESTIMATEU.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTU.K.

(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes40,661,000
Net resources for capital purposes435,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes989,000
Net resources for capital purposes-
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes-
Net resources for capital purposes-
Money
Money requirement40,003,000

PART 2: EXPENDITUREU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.
Annually managed expenditureU.K.

PART 3: INCOMEU.K.

Departmental expenditure limitU.K.