PART 3General implementation

Financial provision

35General financial provision

1

There may be paid out of money provided by Parliament any expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown, government department or other public authority by virtue of any future relationship agreement.

2

A Minister of the Crown, government department or devolved authority may incur expenditure, for the purpose of, or in connection with, preparing for anything about which provision may be made under a power to make subordinate legislation conferred or modified by or under this Act, before any such provision is made.

3

There is to be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

a

any expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown, government department or other public authority by virtue of this Act, and

b

any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable by virtue of any other Act out of money so provided.

4

Subsection (3) is subject to any other provision made by or under this Act or any other enactment.

5

In this section “government department” means any department of the Government of the United Kingdom.