These Regulations amend the Budget (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the Act”).

Regulation 2 amends the overall cash authorisations specified in section 4(2) and (3) of the Act in relation to the Scottish Administration, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body and Audit Scotland.

Regulation 3(2) amends purposes 2 and 4 in schedule 1 of the Act, for which the Scottish Ministers may use resources in the financial year 2019/20.

Regulation 3(3) amends and inserts the amount of resources (other than accruing resources) that may be used for purposes 1 to 19 in schedule 1 of the Act and the total amount of those resources for all the purposes.

Regulation 3(4) amends the amount of accruing resources that may be used for purpose 16 in schedule 1 of the Act and the total amount of those resources for all the purposes in that schedule.

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