Government of Ireland Act 1920

Section 23.

SIXTH SCHEDULE Imperial Liabilities and Expenditure

I National Debt charges, that is to say :—

(1) The, charge in respect of the funded and unfunded debt of the United Kingdom, inclusive of terminable annuities paid out of the permanent annual charge for the National Debt and inclusive of the cost of the management of the said funded and unfunded debt; and

(2) All other charges on the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom for the repayment of borrowed money or to fulfil a guarantee, other than charges in respect of local loans stock and any guaranteed stock raised for the purpose of land purchase in Ireland,

after deducting any sums received by way of interest on any advances made to "the Government of any of His Majesty's Dominions or any foreign country :

Provided that any debt or charge incurred or created after the passing of this Act for raising money for the purpose of any expenditure which is not Imperial expenditure within the meaning of this Schedule shall be excluded.

II Naval, Military, and Air Force Expenditure (including pensions and allowances payable to persons who have been members of or in respect of service in any of the naval, military, or air forces, or their widows or dependants, and provision for the training, education employment, and assistance for the re-instatement in civil life of persons who have ceased to be members of any such force).

III Civil Expenditure, that is to say :—

(a) Civil List and Royal Family.

(b) Expenditure in connexion with—

(i) the Parliament of the United Kingdom ;

(ii) The National Debt Commissioners ;

(iii) The Foreign Office and diplomatic and consular services, including secret service, special services, and telegraph subsidies;

(iv) The Colonial Office, including special services and telegraph subsidies;

(v) Trade with any place out of the United Kingdom ;

(vi) The Mint;

(c) Such of the expenditure in connexion with any other Government department as the Joint Exchequer Board may determine to be Imperial expenditure;

after deducting any sums received otherwise than by way of taxation which the Joint Exchequer Board may determine to be of the nature of Imperial receipts.