# Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023, Section 2: Limits on use of resources

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Schedule 1 contains estimates relating to the persons mentioned in section 1(3) for the year ending 31 March 2023 (“Schedule 1 estimates”).
(2) In the year ending 31 March 2023, 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 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—
(a) by section 6 of the Budget Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 6 (N.I.)), and
(b) under section 7 of the 2001 Act for the year ending 31 March 2023,
which total £23,357,015,000.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/3/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-budget-act-2023/section-2
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