{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-finance-order-1999/article-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-finance-order-1999/article-11.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/441",
  "legislation_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Finance) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-finance-order-1999",
  "path": "article/11",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Appropriation of sums and contingencies",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this article, a sum may be paid out of the Fund under section 65(1)(c) only if, and to the extent that, it forms part of sums appropriated for any purpose falling within section 65(2) out of sums forming part of the Fund by an Order in Council under section 129(1).\n(2) Notwithstanding that a sum does not form part of sums appropriated as mentioned in paragraph (1) above, or is in excess of such sums, it may be paid out of the Fund in the transitional financial year if and to the extent that the Scottish Ministers so authorise in accordance with the following paragraphs of this article.\n(3) The Scottish Ministers may authorise the payment of any sum out of the Fund under paragraph (2) above only if–\n(a) the sum is necessarily required in the public interest to meet urgent expenditure for any purpose falling within section 65(2); and\n(b) it is not reasonably practicable, having regard to the urgency of the expenditure, to seek appropriation of the sum from the Fund by an Order in Council under section 129(1),\nbut the Scottish Ministers shall not authorise any such payment if it would result in an excess of sums paid out of the Fund over sums paid into the Fund.\n(4) Where the Scottish Ministers authorise the payment of any sum out of the Fund under paragraph (2) above they shall forthwith lay a report before the Parliament setting out the circumstances of the authorisation and the reasons for which the granting of the authorisation is considered necessary.\n(5) The aggregate amount which the Scottish Ministers may authorise to be paid out of the Fund under paragraph (2) above in the transitional financial year shall not exceed £50 million.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/441/article/11",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}