Budget (Scotland) Act 2021
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Year | 2021 |
| Citation | 2021 asp 8 |
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 2021/22 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 2021/22 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 2021/22 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 2021/22 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 2021/22 are as follows.(2) In relation to the Scottish Administration, F74£50,349,382,000.the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, F75£110,332,000,Audit Scotland, £10,785,000.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 2021/22) of the Budget (Scotland) Act 2020 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 2021/22.(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 either 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 2021.
| Purposes | Amount of resources, other than accruing resources (£) | Amount of accruing resources (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Through their Health and F1Social Care portfolio, for use by the Scottish Ministers on: operational and administrative costs; 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 outcomes framework; delivery of services by digital means and communication; care, support and rights; social care support; early years; other health and social care services; the Independent Living Fund Scotland; the Mental Welfare Commission; the Care Inspectorate; sportscotland; Active Healthy Lives. | F5718,398,353,000 | F313,000,000,000 |
| 2. Through their F2Social Justice, Housing and Local Government portfolio, for use by the Scottish Ministers on: operational and administrative costs; financial support to local authorities including the guaranteed combined general revenue grant and distributable non-domestic rates income; a general capital grant and other local authority F43revenue and capital grants for specific purposes including the Transfer of the Management of Development Funding and the Vacant and Derelict Land Fund; housing support grant; other services, including discretionary payments under the Bellwin scheme covering floods, storms and other emergencies; F3funding to support research and the development and design of local taxation and local government governance; grant assistance and funding of strategic F44programmes to create the best conditions for the third sector and volunteering to thrive; ... building standards; housing subsidies and guarantees; repayment of debt and associated costs; other expenditure, contributions and |
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