The Budget (Scotland) Act 2000 (Amendment) Order 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Budget (Scotland) Act 2000, which makes provision, for financial year 2000/01, for payments out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund and the application of sums otherwise payable into that Fund. In particular, the Order amends that Act so as to–

(a) enable sums to be paid out of that Fund in connection with expenditure of the Scottish Ministers (through the Scottish Executive Development Department) on grants to voluntary organisations;

(b) authorise sums received by way of recoveries of such grants to be applied to meet expenditure on further grants;

(c) authorise sums received by way of income for sequestrations to be applied to meet expenditure on the Accountant in Bankruptcy; and

(d) increase from £1,700,000 to £3,485,000 the maximum amount which may be paid out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund in financial year 2000/01 for the purpose of meeting expenditure of Audit Scotland.