Budget (Scotland) Act 2017
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | 2017 asp 1 |
| Year | 2017 |
in the case of resources other than accruing resources, up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 2 of that schedule,in the case of accruing resources, up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 3 of that schedule.in the case of resources other than accruing resources, the first condition is met,in the case of accruing resources, the second condition is met.(3) The first condition is that the total resources (other than accruing resources) used in financial year 2017/18 for all purposes specified in column 1 does not exceed the total of the amounts specified in column 2.(4) The second condition is that the total accruing resources used in financial year 2017/18 for all purposes specified in column 1 does not exceed the total of the amounts specified in column 3.(1) A direct-funded body may use resources in financial year 2017/18 for the purposes specified in column 1 of schedule 2 in relation to the body.(2) Resources other than accruing resources may be used for those purposes up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 2 of that schedule.(3) Accruing resources may be used for those purposes up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 3 of that schedule.In schedule 3, the amounts set out in column 2 are the amounts specified for financial year 2017/18 for the purposes of the enactments listed in the corresponding entries in column 1 (which make provision as to the net borrowing of the statutory bodies mentioned in that column) . (1) For the purposes of section 4(2) of the PFA Act 2000, the overall cash authorisations for financial year 2017/18 are as follows.(2) In relation to the Scottish Administration, F5£34,708,594,000.the Forestry Commissioners, F4£68,278,000 ,the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, F6£85,209,000 ,Audit Scotland, £6,134,000.for or in connection with expenditure of the Scottish Administration, a sum which does not fall within the amount specified in section 4(2) in relation to it, orfor or in connection with expenditure of a direct-funded body, a sum which does not fall within the amount specified in section 4(3) in relation to the body.(2) The sum may be paid out of the Fund only if its payment is authorised by the Scottish Ministers.the payment is necessarily required in the public interest to meet urgent expenditure for a purpose falling within section 65(2) of the Scotland Act 1998, andit is not reasonably practicable, for reasons of urgency, to amend the overall cash authorisation by regulations under section 7.(4) But the Scottish Ministers must not authorise payment of the sum if it would result in an excess of sums paid out of the Fund over sums paid into the Fund.(5) The aggregate amount of the sums which the Scottish Ministers may authorise to be paid out of the Fund under this section must not exceed £50,000,000.(6) Where the Scottish Ministers authorise a payment under this section they must, as soon as possible, lay before the Scottish Parliament a report setting out the circumstances of the authorisation and why they considered it to be necessary.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the amounts specified in section 4(2) and (3) ,schedules 1 to 3.(2) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure.Part 2 (financial year 2017/18) of the Budget (Scotland) Act 2016 is repealed. (1) In this Act, the “PFA Act 2000” means the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000.(2) References in this Act to accruing resources in relation to the Scottish Administration or a direct-funded body are to such resources accruing to the Administration or (as the case may be) that body in financial year 2017/18.(3) References in this Act to the direct-funded bodies are to the bodies listed in section 4(3) (and references to a direct-funded body are to any of those bodies) .(4) Except where otherwise expressly provided, expressions used in this Act and in the PFA Act 2000 have the same meanings in this Act as they have in that Act.This Act comes into force on the day after Royal Assent. The short title of this Act is the Budget (Scotland) Act 2017.
| Purposes | Amount of resources (other than accruing resources) | Amount of accruing resources |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| 1. Through their Culture, Tourism and External Affairs portfolio, for use by the Scottish Ministers on: support for the arts, culture and creativity in Scotland; cultural organisations; the creative industries; central government grants to non-departmental public bodies, local authorities and other bodies and organisations; tourism; international relations; development assistance; Historic Environment Scotland. | F12274,342,000 | 45,000,000 |
| 2. Through their Finance and the Constitution portfolio, for use by the Scottish Ministers on: the running and capital costs of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency; expenditure on committees, commissions and other portfolio services; expenditure on corporate and central services; expenditure on protocol; costs associated with referendums; expenditure on strategic communications with various audiences; funding to support delivery of parliamentary elections; funding to support delivery of local government elections; support for the running costs of the Scottish Futures Trust Limited. | F1398,599,000 | 20,000,000 |
| 3. Through their Health and Sport portfolio, for use by the Scottish Ministers on: hospital and community health services; family health services, including local GP practices, pharmacy, dental and ophthalmic services; community care; mental health services; capital investment; health and social care integration F1outcomes framework; care, support and rights; early years; other health services; the Independent Living Fund Scotland; the Mental Welfare Commission; the Care |
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