# Budget Act (Northern Ireland) 2025, Section 2: Limits on use of resources

Extent: N.I.

(1) Schedule 1 contains estimates relating to the persons mentioned in section 1(3) for the year ending 31 March 2025 (“Schedule 1 estimates”).
(2) In the year ending 31 March 2025, a person mentioned in section 1(3) may use resources in accordance with subsections (3) to (7) and the Schedule 1 estimate relating to that person.
(3) The person may use resources specified in column 2 of Part 1 of the estimate for the purposes specified in Part 2 of the estimate; but this is subject to subsections (4) to (7).
(4) Where Part 1 of the estimate authorises the use of net resources for current purposes, the person—
(a) may use resources up to the amount so authorised for current purposes;
(b) must not use those resources for capital purposes.
(5) Where Part 1 of the estimate authorises the use of net resources for capital purposes, the person—
(a) may use resources up to the amount so authorised for capital purposes;
(b) must not use those resources for current purposes.
(6) Where Part 1 of the estimate authorises the use of net resources in relation to a category of expenditure, the person—
(a) may use resources up to the amount so authorised for a purpose identified in the estimate as falling within that category of expenditure;
(b) must not use those resources for any other purpose.
(7) The categories of expenditure are—
(a) expenditure subject to a departmental expenditure limit;
(b) annually managed expenditure;
(c) non-budget expenditure.
(8) The authorisations in this section and in section 1 supersede those made by sections 1 and 2 of the Budget (No.2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2024, which total £28,772,794,000.
In relation to any amount of resource specified in column 2 of Part 1 of a Schedule 1 estimate, any increase or decrease by virtue of this section in the amount authorised is given in column 3 of that Part.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2025/1/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/budget-act-northern-ireland-2025/section-2
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