# Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023, Section 4: Use of sum issued out of the Consolidated Fund

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

(1) The sum that the Department may issue out of the Consolidated Fund under section 3 may be used for the year ending 31 March 2023 in accordance with subsection (2).
(2) The sum specified in Part 1 of a Schedule 1 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.
(3) The authorisations in this section and in section 3 supersede the authorisations and appropriations made—
(a) by section 4 of the Budget Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 6 (N.I.)), and
(b) under section 59 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 for the year ending 31 March 2023,
which total £20,353,974,000.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/3/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-budget-act-2023/section-4
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