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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/43/section/1</dc:identifier><dc:title>Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Act 2023</dc:title><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-05-08</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2024-03-14</dct:valid>
					
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                        <Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
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                           <Text>For the purposes of section 6(1) of the 2001 Act, <InternalLink Ref="section-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/43/section/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/43/section/1">this section</InternalLink> and <InternalLink Ref="section-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/43/section/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/43/section/2">section 2</InternalLink> authorise the use of resources in the year ending 31 March 2024.</Text>
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                        <Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
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                           <Text>In that year, the use of resources by the persons mentioned in <InternalLink Ref="section-1-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/43/section/1/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/43/section/1/3">subsection (3)</InternalLink> is authorised up to the amount of £27,403,514,000.</Text>
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                        <Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
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                           <Text>The persons are—</Text>
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                              <Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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                                 <Text>the Northern Ireland departments;</Text>
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                              <Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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                                 <Text>the Food Standards Agency;</Text>
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                              <Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
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                                 <Text>the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission;</Text>
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                              <Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
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                                 <Text>the Northern Ireland Audit Office;</Text>
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                              <Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
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                                 <Text>the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation;</Text>
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                              <Pnumber>f</Pnumber>
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                                 <Text>the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman;</Text>
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                              <Pnumber>g</Pnumber>
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                                 <Text>the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.</Text>
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                        <Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
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                           <Text>Of the amount authorised by <InternalLink Ref="section-1-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/43/section/1/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/43/section/1/2">subsection (2)</InternalLink>—</Text>
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                              <Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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                                 <Text>£24,818,772,000 is authorised for use for current purposes, and</Text>
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                              <Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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                                 <Text>£2,584,742,000 is authorised for use for capital purposes.</Text>
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