# The Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2000, Article 2: Payment of sums out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund


(1) Until the commencement of subsections (2) to (5) of section 4 of the 2000 Act (payments out of the Fund), subsection (1) of that section shall have effect as if the reference in it to the rules in that section were a reference to paragraph (2) of this article.
(2) A sum may be paid out of the Fund as mentioned in subsection (1) of that section in financial year 2000/01 only–
(a) for a purpose specified for that year by Budget Act as a purpose for which payments out of the Fund are authorised to be made in that financial year; and
(b) if it falls within the amount specified by Budget Act as the maximum amount which may be paid out of the Fund for that purpose in that year.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/46/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-finance-and-accountability-scotland-act-2000-transitional-transitory-and-saving-provisions-no-2-order-2000/article-2
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