Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 754 (N.I. 1)

The Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

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1995 No. 754 (N.I. 1)

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of March 1995

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 1974^[1] 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 1995 and shall come into operation forthwith.

Interpretation
    2.    The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954^[2] 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 1995 and 1996
    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 1995 the sum of one hundred and ninety-eight million, one hundred and ninety-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 1996 the sum of two thousand seven hundred and four million, six hundred and eighty-five thousand 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 four hundred and fifty-one 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 1996.

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 1995 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.

N. H. Nicholls

Clerk of the Privy Council

[1] 1974 c. 28 back

[2] 1954 c. 33 (N.I.) back

Explanatory Note