# Budget Act (Northern Ireland) 2025, Section 12: Resources: excesses

Extent: N.I.

(1) For the purposes of section 6(1) of the 2001 Act, this section authorises the use of resources by the Department for Communities and the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission in the year ending 31 March 2024.
(2) The Department for Communities may use resources up to the amount of £2,284,000 for the purposes specified in Part 1 of Schedule 3; but this is subject to subsection (3).
(3) The use of resources must—
(a) be for capital purposes, and
(b) fall within the category of annually managed expenditure.
(4) The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission may use resources up to the amount of £492,000 for the purposes specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3; but this is subject to subsection (5).
(5) The use of resources must—
(a) be for current purposes, and
(b) fall within the category of annually managed expenditure.
(6) The authorisations in this section are in addition to any authorisation by or under any other statutory provisions for the use of resources by the Department of Communities or the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission in the year ending 31 March 2024.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2025/1/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/budget-act-northern-ireland-2025/section-12
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