(1)In this Act—
“estimated surplus” is to be read in accordance with subsection (2);
“income” includes capital amounts but only to the extent that they have accrued in respect of actual or anticipated capital receipts or the acquisition of a capital asset;
“relevant AME matter”, in relation to an amount of Annually Managed Expenditure specified in a Scheduled Estimate, means a matter in relation to which that amount is identified as Annually Managed Expenditure;
“relevant DEL matter”, in relation to a Departmental Expenditure Limit specified in a Scheduled Estimate, means a matter expenditure relating to which is identified in that Estimate as to be included in the expenditure which is to be subject to that limit;
“relevant NBVE matter”, in relation to an amount of Non-Budget Voted Expenditure specified in a Scheduled Estimate, means a matter in relation to which that amount is identified as Non-Budget Voted Expenditure;
“Scheduled Estimates” means the Estimates set out in the Schedule to this Act (being the relevant part of Part 1 of each of the main Estimates as agreed by the House of Commons for the year ending 31 March 2013).
(2)References in this Act to an amount identified in a Scheduled Estimate as representing the amount of an estimated surplus are references to an amount preceded by a minus sign.
(3)In relation to the Scheduled Estimate for the House of Commons: Administration—
(a)the reference in section 3(2)(b) to a net amount authorised subject to a particular Departmental Expenditure Limit is to be read as a reference to a net requirement identified in that Estimate as “DEL equivalent”;
(b)references in this Act to a “relevant DEL matter” are to be read as references to a matter expenditure relating to which is identified in that Estimate as to be included in the expenditure which is subject to a net requirement mentioned in paragraph (a);
(c)the reference in section 5(2)(a) to matters specified in relation to a particular Departmental Expenditure Limit is to be read as a reference to matters specified in that Estimate as matters from which income may arise.