Amendment of the 2001 Act2.

(1)

The 2001 Act is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 3 (overall cash authorisations) the amounts specified are amended in accordance with Schedule 1 to this Order.

(3)

In section 5(1) (capital expenditure of local authorities etc.) for “£649,873,000” substitute “£646,165,000”.

(4)

For schedule 1 substitute Schedule 2 to this Order.

(5)

In schedule 2–

(a)

in Part 1 (Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department), in the heading, for “SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE RURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT” substitute “SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT (formerly the Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department)”;

(b)

for Part 2 (Scottish Executive Development Department) substitute–

“PART 2SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Type of accruing resources

Purpose

1.

Recoverable VAT; income from the sale of research results and publications; income from deemed hazardous substances consent; other minor miscellaneous income

Expenditure on miscellaneous Development Department programmes

2.

Rents from land and property; Erskine Bridge toll income; recoverable VAT; income from administering harbours orders

Expenditure on motorways and trunk roads; expenditure on miscellaneous costs in relation to ports and harbours

3.

Any sums accruing as a result of the dissolution of Scottish Transport Group

Payments to former members of Scottish Transport Group pensions schemes

4.

Recovery of unused grant from voluntary organisations

Expenditure on voluntary sector

5.

Capital sums accruing from Scottish Homes

Repayments of debt, including debt from Scottish Homes

6.

Recoverable VAT

Payment to Energy Action Grant Agency

Overall amount: £6,000,000”;

(c)

for Part 3 (Scottish Executive Education Department) substitute–

“PART 3SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Type of accruing resources

Purpose

Recovery of costs from local authorities in respect of self-governing schools, pre-school education and recoverable VAT

Expenditure on education services

Overall amount: £500,000”;

(d)

in Part 7 (Scottish Executive (Administration))–

(i)

for entry number 1 in the table substitute–

“1.

Payments from departments outwith the Scottish Executive for professional services; income from the Statistical Office of the European Union; discounts; recoveries of legal costs; income from payment for services and recovery of other costs; New Deal income; recoveries from the National Insurance Fund; repayments of loans made to members of staff for house purchase; rent from minor occupiers; recoverable VAT; European Fast Stream income

Scottish Executive core departments running costs”

  • ; and

    1. (ii)

      for “14,000,000” substitute “20,000,000”; and

(e)

after Part 9 insert–

“PART 9ASCOTTISH EXECUTIVE FINANCE AND CENTRAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Type of accruing resources

Purpose

1.

Income from European Structural Funds

Expenditure on projects supported by European Union funding

2.

Income in respect of legal costs recovered by the Local Government Boundary Commission

Payments to the Local Government Boundary Commission

3.

Contributions in respect of teachers' and national health service superannuation

Expenditure on teachers' and national health service superannuation

4.

Administration charges in respect of services undertaken by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency; recoverable VAT

Running costs of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency

5.

Pensions contributions

Expenditure on pensions

6.

Recovery of grant awarded to councils under the Bellwin scheme covering floods, storms, and other emergencies

Expenditure on floods, storms and other emergencies

Overall amount: £520,000,000”.

(6)

In schedule 3, the amounts specified in column 2 are amended in accordance with Schedule 3 to this Order.