http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/8/section/6Budget (Scotland) Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-04-28Expert Participation2026-04-01 Part 2 6 1 This section applies if, at the beginning of financial year 2027/28, 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 2026/27 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 2027/28. S. 6 in force at 1.4.2026, see s. 10