Section 4 Use of sum issued out of the Consolidated Fund

The sum that the Department may issue out of the Consolidated Fund under section 3 may be used for the year ending 31 March 2026 in accordance with subsection (2).

The sum specified in Part 1 of the 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 9 and 10 of the Budget Act (Northern Ireland) 2025, which total £12,148,157,000.