(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Budget (Scotland) Act 2004 (“the 2004 Act”), which makes provision, for financial year 2004/05 for the use of resources by the Scottish Administration and certain bodies whose expenditure is payable out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund, for authorising the use of resources, and for limits on the capital expenditure of and borrowing of local authorities and certain other public bodies.
This Order amends the 2004 Act so as to–
(a)alter the overall cash authorisations in respect of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body referred to in section 3 of the 2004 Act (article 2(2)); and
(b)alter in schedule 3 to the 2004 Act the amount of resources other than accruing resources which the third direct-funded body referred to therein (the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body) may use for the purposes specified (article 2(3)).