Expenditure for purposes of children and young personsN.I.
4—(1) The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister may incur expenditure for the purpose of assisting activities which that Office considers promote the interests of, or are otherwise of benefit to, children or young persons.
(2) In particular that Office may provide financial assistance to any person for the purpose mentioned in subsection (1).
(3) In this section—
“financial assistance” means assistance by way of grants or loans on such conditions (including conditions as to repayment) as that Office may determine;
“child or young person” has the meaning given by Article 3 of the Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (NI 11).
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 4: transfer of functions (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 3 (with art. 9(2))