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).

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.

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.