March 2008 Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council
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.
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.
The persons are—
the Northern Ireland departments;
the Food Standards Agency;
the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission;
the Northern Ireland Audit Office;
the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation;
the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman;
the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.
Of the amount authorised by subsection (2)—
£24,818,772,000 is authorised for use for current purposes, and
£2,584,742,000 is authorised for use for capital purposes.
The Schedule contains estimates relating to the persons mentioned in section 1(3) for the year ending 31 March 2024 (“Schedule estimates”).
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.
The person may use resources for the purposes specified in Part 2 of the estimate; but this is subject to subsections (4) to (7).
Where Part 1 of the estimate authorises the use of net resources for current purposes, the person—
may use resources up to the amount so authorised for current purposes;
must not use those resources for capital purposes.
Where Part 1 of the estimate authorises the use of net resources for capital purposes, the person—
may use resources up to the amount so authorised for capital purposes;
must not use those resources for current purposes.
Where Part 1 of the estimate authorises the use of net resources in relation to a category of expenditure, the person—
may use resources up to the amount so authorised for a purpose identified in the estimate as falling within that category of expenditure;
must not use those resources for any other purpose.
The categories of expenditure are—
expenditure subject to a departmental expenditure limit;
annually managed expenditure;
non-budget expenditure.
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.
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.
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.
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The Department may borrow on the credit of the sum specified in section 3 any sum or sums not exceeding in total £11,395,447,000.
Any money so borrowed is to be repaid along with any interest due on it out of the Consolidated Fund not later than 31 March 2024.
In the Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023, omit section 12 (power to borrow).
Any money borrowed under that section and outstanding on the day on which this section comes into operation is to be treated as having been borrowed under this section.
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).
Where the income is received in connection with current purposes, the person—
may use the income for current purposes;
must not use the income for capital purposes.
Where the income is received in connection with capital purposes, the person—
may use the income for capital purposes;
must not use the income for current purposes.
Where the source of income is identified in the estimate as relating to a category of expenditure, the person—
may use income from that source for a purpose identified in the estimate as falling within that category;
must not use income from that source for any other purpose.
The categories of expenditure are the categories set out in section 2(7).
Where, in the year ending 31 March 2024, money is received by a person mentioned in section 1(3)—
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
in so far as not so used, it must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
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.
The 2001 Act applies in respect of the year ending 31 March 2024 with the following modifications—
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”;
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”;
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”.
For the purposes of preparing accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024 for— 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.
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
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.))),
In this Act—
Expenditure arising from: The movement, and release of provisions throughout the Department, its Agencies and ALBs; impairment of land and buildings; pension costs including Police pension schemes and the NI Judicial Pension Scheme; corporation tax; other non-cash items.
Income arising from: Recovery of secondee costs; rental income; receipts from the European Union in relation to the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation; capital receipts from the disposal of buildings at the Ebrington Site; recovery of costs for other services.
Income arising from: Receipts of superannuation contributions in respect of employees and employers; transfer values received; recovery of contribution equivalent premiums; refunds of superannuation payments and repayment of taxation paid on behalf of scheme members; recovery of payments made in respect of those covered by the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (NI) and the Civil Service Injury Benefit Scheme (NI).
Expenditure arising from: Audit and assurance services; promoting economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the use of public funds and resources; conducting exercises to assist in fraud prevention and detection; expenditure on activities that are required as a result of the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union; governmental response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic; administration; related services; UK COVID-19 Inquiry activities; associated non-cash items.
Income arising from: Hospital, paramedic and ambulance services; social care services; family health services; sales of goods and services; grants; donations including donations of assets; receipts for joint, co-funded and other projects; receipts from other government departments and other sources including European Union; Shared Island Funding; research and development; licence fees; training services; sales of literature and training materials; conference fees; rental income; Lottery funding; repayment of grants; repayment of loans; interest and repayments on financial transaction capital loans; compensation and settlement of claims; disposals of assets; recoupment of salaries and associated costs for seconded staff; recovery of administration costs; pension contributions; related income; other sundry receipts.
Expenditure arising from: Pension payments, allowances, gratuities, transfers to alternative pension arrangements, refunds of contributions and compensation for early retirement to or in respect of persons engaged in health and social care or other approved employment; creation and movement in provisions; expenditure on activities that are required as a result of the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union; governmental response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic; UK COVID-19 Inquiry activities; related costs; other non-cash items.
“Northern Ireland department” has the same meaning as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998;
Expenditure arising from: Provisions; other non-cash items.
Expenditure arising from: Depreciation and impairments due to revaluation of assets and the office estate; creation and revaluation of provisions including for legal cases and dilapidation costs; Special European Union Programmes Body pension liabilities; other non-cash items.
This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Act 2023.
Sections 2, 4 and 6
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 615,650,000 Net resources for capital purposes 115,669,000 Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 13,036,000 Net resources for capital purposes - Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement 717,115,000
Expenditure arising from: Creation and movement of provisions; non-cash items including but not restricted to depreciation and impairments; write offs; bad debts; expenditure on activities that are required as a result of the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union; governmental response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic; UK COVID-19 Inquiry activities; related expenditure and costs. Net expenditure and non-cash items of Health and Social Care Trusts; Regional Business Services Organisation; Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service; Children's Court Guardian Agency for Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency; Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery; Northern Ireland Social Care Council; Patient and Client Council; Health and Social Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority; Food Safety Promotion Board (known as safefood); The Institute of Public Health in Ireland Company Limited by Guarantee; Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board.
Income arising from: The use of video link and conferencing facilities; pension contributions and superannuation liability charges; work done for other departments and ALBs; recoupment of salaries and associated costs for seconded staff; recovery of costs from staff; freedom of information and data protection act receipts; recovery of compensation paid; recoupment of grant funding; recovery of costs associated with providing forensic science services; receipts in connection with the Justice Act (NI) 2011; other Access to Justice receipts; Safer Communities receipts; fireworks and explosives licensing and inspection; proceeds of prison goods and services; prisoner productions; staff accommodation; European Union (EU) income; contributions to community programmes and initiatives; student placement; Youth Justice and Prison Service tuck shop sales; criminal history checks; fees and costs recovered or received for the use of the Department of Justice estate; court and tribunal fees; recovery of costs for the Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board and associated compensation payments, and costs for the Victims' Payments Board and associated payments for the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme; proceeds of crime; fines and fixed penalty notices; recoveries of legal aid monies and contributions from assisted parties; administration fees in respect of funds in court; monies recovered in respect of third party claims; recoveries from the National Insurance Fund for the costs of Office of the Social Security and Child Support Commissioner; other fees; related income; sundry receipts.
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 865,752,000 Net resources for capital purposes 250,889,000 Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 4,903,964,000 Net resources for capital purposes 4,250,000 Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes 68,163,000 Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement 6,010,194,000
Expenditure arising from: Repayment of student loans, including interest, pensions and taxes; recoupment of Renewable Heat Scheme payments.
Expenditure arising from: Revaluation of strategic sites; movement on provisions, impairment of long term Financial Transactions Capital loans.
Expenditure arising from: The provision of agricultural, educational and knowledge transfer services, research and development and payments and grants to students, societies, associations, institutions, clubs and other organisations for agri-food purposes, horticulture, fisheries and aquaculture purposes, environmental purposes, and rural development, and harbour development. The provision of veterinary services, official controls and other official activities including animal health and welfare, veterinary public health and veterinary certification of live animals and animal products, including aquatic and fish health, and payments of compensation to farmers for animals culled in disease control programmes. The provision and application of policy support, policy development and legislation for the agri-food and equine industries, animal health and welfare, veterinary medicines, antimicrobial resistance, dog control, wildlife interventions, rural needs and the protection for all aspects of animal, bee and plant health and welfare. The provision and application of policy support, policy development and legislation for protection, regulation and conservation of sea fisheries, inland fisheries, aquaculture and the environment, including marine; for mitigating against and adapting to climate change; and for delivering sustainable green growth. The provision of country parks, and nature reserves and information centres. Net spend of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, the Loughs Agency of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission, the Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority and the Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland. Grants to the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside and the Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland and grants for scientific services by other bodies, support for innovation, providing hardship assistance, conservation, natural heritage, green growth, environmental legislation and protection and operation of the carrier bag levy. Subsidy and grant to Forest Service in relation to the regulation, maintenance, protection, development and conservation of forests and the management of the Forest Service estate. Payments under European Union or Nationally Funded Programmes including the Common Agricultural Policy and disallowance, payments to district councils and other approved delivery bodies and other expenditure on activities that are required as a result of the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union. Expenditure on enforcement activities, contingency planning and exercising, digital services, administration costs, compensation payments, governmental response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, UK COVID-19 Inquiry activities; associated non-cash items.
Expenditure arising from: Take up and maintenance of departmental and ALB's provisions and associated non-cash items including but not restricted to: bad debts, impairments, tax and pension costs for the Department, its ALBs and payment of corporation tax.
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 1,386,040,000 Net resources for capital purposes 248,710,000 Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 179,328,000 Net resources for capital purposes 412,341,000 Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes 2,079,000 Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement 1,497,462,000
Income arising from: Meat hygiene inspection fees; diet, nutrition and food safety projects and events; rental income; recovery of administration costs; related income; sundry receipts.
Income arising from: Recovery of administration costs and other associated costs, from other Departments, other bodies and the public including charges for seconded staff; costs of legal services; Construction and Procurement Delivery services; charges levied by Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; fees for Land and Property Services; NICS Accommodation Services; NICS Shared Services for personnel, finance, ICT and training; European Union income; other grants and other centralised service charges; the disposal of assets.
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 2,579,091,000 Net resources for capital purposes 220,618,000 Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 304,211,000 Net resources for capital purposes - Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement 2,937,636,000
“statutory provision” has the same meaning as in section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.)).
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 875,541,000 Net resources for capital purposes - Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes (2,079,000) Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement 149,746,000
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 210,166,000 Net resources for capital purposes 37,908,000 Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 11,604,000 Net resources for capital purposes - Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement 219,350,000
Income arising from: The provision of audit and assurance services; data matching exercises; recoupment of salary and associated costs for seconded staff; recovery of administration costs; rental income; related income; sundry receipts.
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 1,219,931,000 Net resources for capital purposes - Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement 98,110,000
Expenditure arising from: The provision for legal costs, early departure costs, and the annual finance costs for the Assembly Members' Pension Scheme.
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 6,808,618,000 Net resources for capital purposes 468,620,000 Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 482,381,000 Net resources for capital purposes - Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement 8,080,111,000
Income arising from: Recovery of secondee costs; rental income; receipts from the European Union in relation to the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation; capital receipts from the disposal of buildings at the Ebrington Site; recovery of costs for other services.
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 993,428,000 Net resources for capital purposes - Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement (129,672,000)
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 414,555,000 Net resources for capital purposes 422,422,000 Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 176,789,000 Net resources for capital purposes 33,500,000 Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes 331,343,000 Net resources for capital purposes 225,000,000 Money Money requirement 1,410,821,000
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 1,243,057,000 Net resources for capital purposes 128,764,000 Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 626,168,000 Net resources for capital purposes 248,000 Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement 1,476,739,000
Income arising from: The provision of audit and assurance services; data matching exercises; recoupment of salary and associated costs for seconded staff; recovery of administration costs; rental income; related income; sundry receipts.
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 184,574,000 Net resources for capital purposes 11,983,000 Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 201,987,000 Net resources for capital purposes - Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement 203,692,000
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 15,702,000 Net resources for capital purposes 100,000 Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 300,000 Net resources for capital purposes - Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement 15,890,000
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 50,746,000 Net resources for capital purposes 3,160,000 Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 2,200,000 Net resources for capital purposes - Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement 50,738,000
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 8,500,000 Net resources for capital purposes 45,000 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 requirement 8,370,000
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 329,000 Net resources for capital purposes 20,000 Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 1,000 Net resources for capital purposes - Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement 793,000
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 3,967,000 Net resources for capital purposes 60,000 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 requirement 3,795,000
(£) Departmental expenditure limit Net resources for current purposes 40,661,000 Net resources for capital purposes 435,000 Annually managed expenditure Net resources for current purposes 989,000 Net resources for capital purposes - Non-budget expenditure Net resources for current purposes - Net resources for capital purposes - Money Money requirement 40,003,000