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Part 1SFinancial year 2024/25

Use of resources etc.S

1The Scottish AdministrationS

(1)The Scottish Administration may use resources in financial year 2024/25 for the purposes specified in column 1 of schedule 1

(a)in the case of resources other than accruing resources, up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 2 of that schedule,

(b)in the case of accruing resources, up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 3 of that schedule.

(2)Despite paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1), the resources which may be used for a purpose specified in column 1 may exceed the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 or (as the case may be) column 3 if—

(a)in the case of resources other than accruing resources, the first condition is met,

(b)in the case of accruing resources, the second condition is met.

(3)The first condition is that the total resources (other than accruing resources) used in financial year 2024/25 for all purposes specified in column 1 does not exceed the total of the amounts specified in column 2.

(4)The second condition is that the total accruing resources used in financial year 2024/25 for all purposes specified in column 1 does not exceed the total of the amounts specified in column 3.

Commencement Information

I1S. 1 in force at 29.3.2024, see s. 10

2Direct-funded bodiesS

(1)A direct-funded body may use resources in financial year 2024/25 for the purposes specified in column 1 of schedule 2 in relation to the body.

(2)Resources other than accruing resources may be used for those purposes up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 2 of that schedule.

(3)Accruing resources may be used for those purposes up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 3 of that schedule.

Commencement Information

I2S. 2 in force at 29.3.2024, see s. 10

3Borrowing by statutory bodiesS

In schedule 3, the amounts set out in column 2 are the amounts specified for financial year 2024/25 for the purposes of the enactments listed in the corresponding entries in column 1 (which make provision as to the net borrowing of the statutory bodies mentioned in that column).

Commencement Information

I3S. 3 in force at 29.3.2024, see s. 10

The Scottish Consolidated FundS

4Overall cash authorisationsS

(1)For the purposes of section 4(2) of the PFA Act 2000, the overall cash authorisations for financial year 2024/25 are as follows.

(2)In relation to the Scottish Administration, £54,785,698,458.

(3)In relation to the direct-funded bodies—

(a)the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, £126,521,000,

(b)Audit Scotland, £12,362,000.

Commencement Information

I4S. 4 in force at 29.3.2024, see s. 10

5Contingency paymentsS

(1)This section applies where, in financial year 2024/25, it is proposed to pay out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund under section 65(1)(c) of the Scotland Act 1998—

(a)for or in connection with expenditure of the Scottish Administration, a sum which does not fall within the amount specified in section 4(2) in relation to it, or

(b)for or in connection with expenditure of a direct-funded body, a sum which does not fall within the amount specified in section 4(3) in relation to the body.

(2)The sum may be paid out of the Fund only if its payment is authorised by the Scottish Ministers.

(3)The Scottish Ministers may authorise payment of the sum only if they consider that—

(a)the payment is necessarily required in the public interest to meet urgent expenditure for a purpose falling within section 65(2) of the Scotland Act 1998, and

(b)it is not reasonably practicable, for reasons of urgency, to amend the overall cash authorisation by regulations under section 7.

(4)But the Scottish Ministers must not authorise payment of the sum if it would result in an excess of sums paid out of the Fund over sums paid into the Fund.

(5)The aggregate amount of the sums which the Scottish Ministers may authorise to be paid out of the Fund under this section must not exceed £50,000,000.

(6)Where the Scottish Ministers authorise a payment under this section they must, as soon as possible, lay before the Scottish Parliament a report setting out the circumstances of the authorisation and why they considered it to be necessary.

Commencement Information

I5S. 5 in force at 29.3.2024, see s. 10

Part 2SFinancial year 2025/26

6Emergency arrangementsS

(1)This section applies if, at the beginning of financial year 2025/26, there is no overall cash authorisation for that year for the purposes of section 4(2) of the PFA Act 2000.

(2)Until there is in force a Budget Act providing such authorisation, there is to be taken to be an overall cash authorisation for each calendar month of that year in relation to each of—

(a)the Scottish Administration,

(b)the direct-funded bodies,

of an amount determined under subsection (3).

(3)That amount is whichever is the greater of—

(a)one-twelfth of the amount specified in section 4(2) or (3) in relation to the Scottish Administration or (as the case may be) the direct-funded body in question,

(b)the amount paid out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund under section 65(1)(c) of the Scotland Act 1998 in the corresponding calendar month of financial year 2024/25 for or in connection with expenditure of the Scottish Administration or (as the case may be) that direct-funded body.

(4)Section 4 of the PFA Act 2000 has effect accordingly.

(5)This section is subject to any provision made by a Budget Act for financial year 2025/26.

Commencement Information

I6S. 6 in force at 29.3.2024, see s. 10

Part 3SMiscellaneous

Amendment and repealS

7Budget revision regulationsS

(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend—

(a)the amounts specified in section 4(2) and (3),

(b)schedules 1 to 3.

(2)Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure.

Commencement Information

I7S. 7 in force at 29.3.2024, see s. 10

8Repeal of spent provisionsS

Part 2 (financial year 2024/25) of the Budget (Scotland) Act 2023 is repealed.

Commencement Information

I8S. 8 in force at 29.3.2024, see s. 10

Final provisionsS

9InterpretationS

(1)In this Act, the “PFA Act 2000” means the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000.

(2)References in this Act to accruing resources in relation to the Scottish Administration or a direct-funded body are to such resources accruing to the Administration or (as the case may be) that body in financial year 2024/25.

(3)References in this Act to the direct-funded bodies are to the bodies listed in section 4(3) (and references to a direct-funded body are to either of those bodies).

(4)Except where otherwise expressly provided, expressions used in this Act and in the PFA Act 2000 have the same meanings in this Act as they have in that Act.

Commencement Information

I9S. 9 in force at 29.3.2024, see s. 10

10CommencementS

This Act comes into force on the day after Royal Assent.

Commencement Information

I10S. 10 in force at 29.3.2024, see s. 10

11Short titleS

The short title of this Act is the Budget (Scotland) Act 2024.

Commencement Information

I11S. 11 in force at 29.3.2024, see s. 10

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