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Public Revenue And Consolidated Fund Charges Act 1854

1854 CHAPTER 94 17 and 18 Vict

An Act to alter the Mode of providing for certain Expenses now charged upon certain Branches of the Public Revenues and upon the Consolidated Fund.

[10th August 1854]

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C1Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)

C2Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19)

1†Charges in schedule (A.) to be payable out of the Consolidated Fund; and charges in schedule (B.) to be paid out of aids, &c. voted by Parliament, except in certain cases. Charges to be defrayed as heretofore up to the passing of the Act.U.K.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 F2... Such of the charges and payments as are described in the said schedule (B.) shall be paid out of such aids and supplies as may be from time to time provided and appropriated by Parliament for the purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

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F2Words in s. 1 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 9 Group 1

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6 Charges in schedule (B.) may be paid on the new quarter days.U.K.

It shall be lawful for the Commissioners of her Majesty’s Treasury, if and where they see fit, to cause all or any of the said charges and payments described in the said schedule (B.) now payable on any other quarterly days than the thirty-first day of March, the thirtieth day of June, the thirtieth day of September, and the thirty-first day of December, to be paid on such last-named days, or where any such charges or payments are payable yearly or half-yearly on any other than some of such days, to cause the same to be paid on one or two (as the case may require) of such days as aforesaid; and where the days of payment of any such charge or payment are altered as aforesaid, the said commissioners shall cause such deduction to be made from the payment to be made on the first of the substituted days of payment of such sum as shall be proportionate to the period by which such payment is accelerated.

7 Fees applicable towards the payment of charges in schedule (B.) to be carried to Consolidated Fund.U.K.

Where any of the charges and payments described in the said schedule (B.) are by law payable out of or charged upon any fees or other casual receipts, and are payable out of the said Consolidated Fund only in the event and to the extent of any deficiency of such fees or other casual receipts, such fees or other casual receipts shall, in such cases as the Treasury may think fit and direct, cease to be applicable to such charges or payments, and be from time to time paid into the receipt of the Exchequer, and be carried to and form part of the said Consolidated Fund, in which case the entire charges shall be provided for out of monies to be granted by Parliament; but until such fees or other casual receipts shall be so paid into the receipt of the Exchequer in pursuance of any direction of the Treasury, the same shall continue applicable to such charges or payments, and such charges or payments shall be paid out of aids or supplies to be from time to time provided and appropriated by Parliament only in the event and to the extent of any deficiency in such fees or casual receipts.

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F6Schedule (A)U.K.

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Schedule (B)U.K.

Schedule of Salaries and Payments charged under various Acts of Parliament upon or payable out of the Consolidated Fund, and the several Branches of the Public Revenues, to be provided for by Annual Votes or otherwise as prescribed in Clauses 1 and 7.

Now charged on C. FundSalaries and contingencies of the National Debt Office.4 Geo. 4. c. 19.
Now charged on Customs and ExciseSalaries and allowances and expenses of the officers, clerks, and others of the several courts of law in Scotland. Salaries of her Majesty’s Advocate, her Majesty’s Solicitor, keeper of the register of hornings and abbreviates of adjudications, deputy clerk registrar, and other salaries, allowances, and expenses payable out of the revenues of Customs and Excise, and not placed on Consolidated Fund in Schedule A.7 Anne, c. 11. 10 Anne, c. 26 and subsequent Acts.
’’Her Majesty’s allowance for the Register House, Edinburgh.7 Anne, c. 11. 10 Anne, c. 26 and subsequent Acts.
’’Expenses of judges and officers of the circuits of the justiciary and jury courts.7 Anne, c. 11. 10 Anne, c. 26 and subsequent Acts.
’’Expenses of extra advocates, depute clerks, and macers on circuit.7 Anne, c. 11. 10 Anne, c. 26 and subsequent Acts.
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