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Budget (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2025

2025 nia 4 · Enacted 28 July 2025 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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An Act to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources for the year ending 31 March 2026 (including income); to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of certain sums for the service of that year; to authorise the use of those sums for specified purposes; and to authorise the Department of Finance to borrow on the credit of those sums.

[28th July 2025]

Be it enacted by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by His Majesty as follows:

Contents

  1. Authorisation for the year ending 31 March 2026
  2. 1Use of resources
  3. 2Limits on use of resources
  4. 3Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund
  5. 4Use of sum issued out of the Consolidated Fund
  6. 5Power to borrow Repealed
  7. 6Use of income
  8. Supplementary
  9. 7Interpretation
  10. 8Short title
  11. Schedule: Estimates for the year ending 31 March 2026
  12. Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs estimate
  13. 1Authorised amounts
  14. Part 2: Expenditure
  15. Departmental expenditure limit
  16. Annually managed expenditure
  17. Part 3: Income
  18. Departmental expenditure limit
  19. Department for Communities estimate
  20. 1Authorised amounts
  21. Part 2: Expenditure
  22. Departmental expenditure limit
  23. Annually managed expenditure
  24. Non-budget expenditure
  25. Part 3: Income
  26. Departmental expenditure limit
  27. Annually managed expenditure
  28. Department for the Economy estimate
  29. 1Authorised amounts
  30. Part 2: Expenditure
  31. Departmental expenditure limit
  32. Annually managed expenditure
  33. Non-budget expenditure
  34. Part 3: Income
  35. Departmental expenditure limit
  36. Annually managed expenditure
  37. Non-budget income
  38. Department of Education estimate
  39. 1Authorised amounts
  40. Part 2: Expenditure
  41. Departmental expenditure limit
  42. Annually managed expenditure
  43. Part 3: Income
  44. Departmental expenditure limit
  45. Annually managed expenditure
  46. Department of Education - Teachers’ superannuation estimate
  47. 1Authorised amounts
  48. Part 2: Expenditure
  49. Annually managed expenditure
  50. Part 3: Income
  51. Annually managed expenditure
  52. Non-budget income
  53. Department of Finance estimate
  54. 1Authorised amounts
  55. Part 2: Expenditure
  56. Departmental expenditure limit
  57. Annually managed expenditure
  58. Part 3: Income
  59. Departmental expenditure limit
  60. Department of Finance - Superannuation and other allowances estimate
  61. 1Authorised amounts
  62. Part 2: Expenditure
  63. Departmental expenditure limit
  64. Annually managed expenditure
  65. Part 3: Income
  66. Departmental expenditure limit
  67. Annually managed expenditure
  68. Department of Health estimate
  69. 1Authorised amounts
  70. Part 2: Expenditure
  71. Departmental expenditure limit
  72. Annually managed expenditure
  73. Part 3: Income
  74. Departmental expenditure limit
  75. Department of Health - Health and Social Care Pension Scheme estimate
  76. 1Authorised amounts
  77. Part 2: Expenditure
  78. Annually managed expenditure
  79. Part 3: Income
  80. Annually managed expenditure
  81. Department for Infrastructure estimate
  82. 1Authorised amounts
  83. Part 2: Expenditure
  84. Departmental expenditure limit
  85. Annually managed expenditure
  86. Non-budget expenditure
  87. Part 3: Income
  88. Departmental expenditure limit
  89. Non-budget income
  90. Department of Justice estimate
  91. 1Authorised
  92. Part 2: Expenditure
  93. Departmental expenditure limit
  94. Annually managed expenditure
  95. Part 3: Income
  96. Departmental expenditure limit
  97. The Executive Office estimate
  98. 1Authorised amounts
  99. Part 2: Expenditure
  100. Departmental expenditure limit
  101. Annually managed expenditure
  102. Part 3: Income
  103. Departmental expenditure limit
  104. Food Standards Agency estimate
  105. 1Authorised amounts
  106. Part 2: Expenditure
  107. Departmental expenditure limit
  108. Annually managed expenditure
  109. Part 3: Income
  110. Departmental expenditure limit
  111. Northern Ireland Assembly Commission estimate
  112. 1Authorised amounts
  113. Part 2: Expenditure
  114. Departmental expenditure limit
  115. Annually managed expenditure
  116. Part 3: Income
  117. Departmental expenditure limit
  118. Northern Ireland Audit Office estimate
  119. 1Authorised amounts
  120. Part 2: Expenditure
  121. Departmental expenditure limit
  122. Part 3: Income
  123. Departmental expenditure limit
  124. The Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation estimate
  125. 1Authorised amounts
  126. Part 2: Expenditure
  127. Departmental expenditure limit
  128. Annually managed expenditure
  129. Non-budget expenditure
  130. Part 3: Income
  131. Departmental expenditure limit
  132. Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman estimate
  133. 1Authorised amounts
  134. Part 2: Expenditure
  135. Departmental expenditure limit
  136. Annually managed expenditure
  137. Part 3: Income
  138. Departmental expenditure limit
  139. Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland estimate
  140. 1Authorised amounts
  141. Part 2: Expenditure
  142. Departmental expenditure limit
  143. Annually managed expenditure
  144. Part 3: Income
  145. Departmental expenditure limit