6Use of resources (other than accruing resources) in the year ending 31st March 2013

1

For the purposes of section 6(1) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001, this section authorises the use of resources in the year ending 31st March 2013.

2

The use of resources by—

a

the Northern Ireland departments;

b

the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission;

c

the Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints;

d

the Food Standards Agency;

e

the Northern Ireland Audit Office;

f

the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation; and

g

the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland,

in that year is authorised to the amount of £7,451,346,000.

3

In that year, resources may be used by a Northern Ireland department or a body or person mentioned in subsection (2) for the purposes specified in relation to that department, body or person in column 1 of Schedule 4 up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 2 of that Schedule.

4

In this section “resources” does not include accruing resources within the meaning of section 8(1) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001.