Section 63 Financial acts of the Assembly.C1 C2

United Kingdom

(1)

The Assembly may not pass a vote, resolution or Act to which this subsection applies except in pursuance of a recommendation which—

(a)

is made by the Minister of Finance and Personnel; and

(b)

is signified to the Assembly by him or on his behalf.

(2)

Subsection (1) applies to a vote, resolution or Act which—

(a)

imposes or increases a charge on the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland;

(b)

appropriates a sum out of that Fund or increases a sum to be appropriated;

(c)

releases or compounds a debt owed to the Crown; or

(d)

imposes or increases a tax.

(3)

Standing orders shall provide that a vote, resolution or Act which—

(a)

appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland or increases a sum to be appropriated; or

(b)

imposes or increases a tax,

shall not be passed without cross-community support.

Annotations

C1: S. 63 excluded by 1994 c. 9, s. 30A(11)(b) (as inserted (17.7.2012) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 23 para. 9)
C2: S. 63 excluded by 2010 c. 4, s. 357IA(5) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 5 of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Act 2015 (c. 21), s. 1)