Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 805 (N.I. 4)

The Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1992

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1992 No. 805 (N.I. 4)

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1992

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of March 1992

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act^[1]1974 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Title and commencement
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 and shall come into operation forthwith.

Interpretation
    2.    The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland)^[2]1954 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for years ending 31st March 1992 and 1993
    3.—(1)  The Department of Finance and Personnel may issue out of the Consolidated Fund and apply towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on 31st March 1992 the sum of forty-nine million, two hundred and twenty-five thousand pounds.

    (2)  The Department of Finance and Personnel may issue out of the Consolidated Fund and apply towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on 31st March 1993 the sum of two thousand one hundred and forty million, one hundred and eighty thousand, five hundred pounds.

Power for Department of Finance and Personnel to borrow
    4.—(1)  Subject to paragraph (2), the Department of Finance and Personnel may borrow on the credit of the aforesaid sums, any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole one thousand and ninety-five million pounds.

    (2)  Any money so borrowed shall be repaid, with any interest due thereon, out of the Consolidated Fund at any date not later than 31st March 1993.

Appropriation of grants
    5.—(1)  The sum granted by Article 3(1) out of the Consolidated Fund is appropriated for the several services and purposes expressed in Part I of the Schedule.

    (2)  In addition to the sum granted by Article 3(1) out of the Consolidated Fund, the sums specified in the third column of Part I of the Schedule may be applied as appropriations in aid of the grants for the services in connection with which those sums are specified.

    (3)  The sums already authorised to be appropriated in aid for the year ending on 31st March 1992 shall be decreased by the sums specified in the fourth column of Part I of the Schedule for the services in connection with which those sums are specified.

    (4)  The sum granted by Article 3(2) out of the Consolidated Fund is appropriated for the several services and purposes expressed in Part II of the Schedule.

G. I. de Deney

Clerk of the Privy Council

[1] 1974 c. 28 back

[2] 1954 c. 33 (N.I.) back

Explanatory Note