In this Act—

• “the 2001 Act” means the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 6 (N.I.));

• “the Consolidated Fund” means the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland;

• “the Department” means the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland;

• “Northern Ireland department” has the same meaning as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998;

• “Schedule estimate” has the meaning given in section 2(1);

• “statutory provision” has the same meaning as in section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.)).