Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2014

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation2014 c. 25
(1) The amount up to which there is authorisation for the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2015 is increased by £335,914,586,000.£302,541,932,000 is authorised for use for current purposes; and£33,372,654,000 is authorised for use for capital purposes.(a) to issue money out of the Consolidated Fund, and(b) to apply it in the year ending with 31 March 2015 for expenditure authorised by Parliament,the amount of resources the use of which for that year is authorised by section 1(1) of the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2014; andthe amount of resources the use of which for that year is authorised by section 1(1) .set out in each of the Scheduled Estimates, andidentified in that Estimate as a net amount authorised subject to a particular Departmental Expenditure Limit,set out in each of the Scheduled Estimates, andidentified in that Estimate as a net amount of Annually Managed Expenditure,set out in each of the Scheduled Estimates, andidentified in that Estimate as a net amount of Non-Budget Voted Expenditure,(5) Section 5(4) applies (instead of subsections (2) to (4) ) to any amount of resources set out in a Scheduled Estimate if it is identified in that Estimate as representing the amount of an estimated surplus.the amount of money the issue of which out of the Consolidated Fund is authorised by section 1(3) of the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2014; andthe amount of money the issue of which out of that Fund is authorised by section 2.on any use of resources that has been authorised by Parliament in relation to the department or other person to which the Estimate relates, or in relation to the service to which it relates; orfor any other purpose specified in that Estimate as a purpose for which that money may be applied.(3) Section 5(4) applies (instead of subsection (2) of this section) to any amount of money set out in a Scheduled Estimate if it is identified in that Estimate as representing the amount of an estimated surplus.(1) Subsections (2) to (4) make provision (instead of imposing limits on appropriations in aid under section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000) about the use of income arising for the year ending with 31 March 2015 from matters specified in the Scheduled Estimates as matters from which income may arise.where the matters from which the income may arise are specified in relation to a particular Departmental Expenditure Limit, in respect of relevant DEL matters;where the matters from which the income may arise are specified in relation to an amount of Annually Managed Expenditure, in respect of relevant AME matters; andwhere the matters from which the income may arise are specified in relation to an amount of Non-Budget Voted Expenditure, in respect of relevant NBVE matters.issued by the Treasury; andlaid before the House of Commons before the passing of this Act.they are consistent, in the opinion of the Treasury, with financial planning that is calculated to produce a surplus of at least that amount; orthey are authorised by a direction given by the Treasury for the purpose of anticipating a proposal for the reduction or elimination of the estimated surplus by a subsequent Act relating to financial supply and appropriation.the appropriation for any other use of those amounts, or of the accrued amounts in respect of which they are received, is authorised by this section or any other enactment; orthey are dealt with in some other manner in accordance with any other enactment or in consequence of the exercise of a power conferred by any other enactment.(6) Where the Treasury determine that there has been or is likely to be a contravention of this section, the Treasury may give the person appearing to them to be responsible for the contravention whatever directions the Treasury think fit for rectifying the situation.(7) A direction by the Treasury under this section may be revoked or varied by a subsequent direction.
  • The appropriations and other provision made by sections 3 to 5 are to be treated as having had effect from the beginning of 1 April 2014.
  • (1) In this Act—
    • estimated surplus” is to be read in accordance with subsection (2) ;
    • income” includes capital amounts but only to the extent that they have accrued in respect of actual or anticipated capital receipts or the acquisition of a capital asset;
    • relevant AME matter”, in relation to an amount of Annually Managed Expenditure specified in a Scheduled Estimate, means a matter in relation to which that amount is identified as Annually Managed Expenditure;
    • relevant DEL matter”, in relation to a Departmental Expenditure Limit specified in a Scheduled Estimate, means a matter expenditure relating to which is identified in that Estimate as to be included in the expenditure which is to be subject to that limit;
    • relevant NBVE matter”, in relation to an amount of Non-Budget Voted Expenditure specified in a Scheduled Estimate, means a matter in relation to which that amount is identified as Non-Budget Voted Expenditure;
    • Scheduled Estimates” means the Estimates set out in the Schedule to this Act (being the relevant part of Part 1 of each of the main Estimates as agreed by the House of Commons for the year ending 31 March 2015) .
    (2) References in this Act to an

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