http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1946/4/section/17Housing and Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1946An Act to provide for the giving of financial assistance in respect of the provision of housing accommodation for workers; to make provision for temporary housing accommodation; to make certain provisions in respect of the acquisition of land by local authorities; to make certain amendments in the law relating to housing and local government (including public health); and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid or any of them.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2011-05-262006-01-01 PART I17Expenses incurred by the Ministry or by any other Government department under or in consequence of the passing of this Part of this Act shall be defrayed either out of moneys provided by Parliament or (if the Ministry of Finance so directs) by means of sums charged on and issued out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland. For the purpose of providing any sums so issued out of the said Consolidated Fund the Ministry of Finance may, if it thinks fit, borrow any sum … and any annuity created for the repayment of such borrowing shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.1953 c.13 (NI)