The Budget (Scotland) Act 2012 Amendment Order 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Budget (Scotland) Act 2012 (“the Act”).

Article 2 amends the overall cash authorisations specified in section 4 of the Act in relation to the Scottish Administration, the Forestry Commissioners and Audit Scotland.

Article 3(2) to (4) amends purposes 3, 6 and 7 for which resources may be used in accordance with section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Act, and also omits purpose 9 (and corresponding entries in columns 2 and 3) and inserts purpose 16 (and corresponding entries in columns 2 and 3).

Article 3(5) amends the amount of resources (other than accruing resources) that may be used for purposes 1 to 8 and 10 to 14 in schedule 1 to the Act. It also amends the total amount of resources (other than accruing resources) for all of the purposes in that schedule.

Article 3(6) amends the amount of accruing resources that may be used for purposes 4 and 11 in schedule 1 to the Act. It also amends the total amount of accruing resources for all of the purposes in that schedule.

Article 4(a) amends the purposes for which resources may be used by Audit Scotland in accordance with section 2 of, and schedule 2 to, the Act.

Article 4(b) amends the amount of resources (other than accruing resources) that may be used by direct-funded bodies for purposes 1 and 4 in schedule 2 to the Act.