Commentary on Clauses
Section 1: Application of this Act
This section ensures that the Act only applies if an Order in Council is made under Section 4 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 which provides for policing and justice matters to cease to be reserved. The Act will only have effect on and after the date of devolution within the year ending 31st March 2011.
Section 2: Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 2011 and appropriation of that sum
Sub-section (1) authorises the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland of the sum of £1,432,778,000 for 2010-2011.
Sub-section (2) appropriates that sum for the purposes specified in column 1 of Schedule 1.
Section 3: Use of resources in year ending 31st March 2011
This section authorises the use of resources (other than accruing resources) by the Department of Justice, the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister and the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland amounting to £1,369,871,000 in 2010-2011 for the purposes specified in column 1 of Schedule 2.
Section 4: Limit on use of accruing resources in year ending 31st March 2011
This section sets the limits on the amount of accruing resources, including both operating and non-operating accruing resources, that may be directed to be used for certain specified purposes in the year ending 31st March 2011 in addition to the resources authorised by section 3.
Section 5: Interpretation
This section provides interpretation of terms used within the Act.
Section 6: Short title
This section sets out the title of the Act.
Schedules to the Act
Schedule 1: Sums granted for the year ending 31st March 2011.
Schedule 2: Amounts of resources authorised for use and amounts of accruing resources which may be used in year ending 31st March 2011.
