The Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

The Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 Made Coming into Operation At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 20th day of March 1991 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 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:— This Order may be cited as the Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and shall come into operation forthwith. The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. 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 1991 the sum of one hundred and four million, seven hundred and eighty-two thousand pounds. 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 one thousand nine hundred and forty-one million, two hundred and twenty-eight thousand pounds. 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 twenty-three million pounds. 6Any money so borrowed shall be repaid, with any interest due thereon, out of the Consolidated Fund at any date not later than 31st March 1992. 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. 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. The sums already authorised to be appropriated in aid for the year ending on 31st March 1991 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. 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. SCHEDULE of supplementary sums granted, and of increases or decreases of the sums which may be applied as appropriations in aid in addition thereto, to defray the charges of the several services herein particularly mentioned, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on 31st March 1991 viz:— For expenditure by the Department of Agriculture on market support, grants for capital and other improvements, support for agriculture in special areas, assistance to production, marketing and processing, compensation for setting aside arable land and assistance for the fishing industry. For expenditure by the Department of Agriculture on agricultural, scientific and veterinary services, including a grant in aid, drainage, fisheries and forestry services, regional measures of agricultural and fisheries support, including a grant in aid, payments to voluntary bodies engaged on specific rural development activities and departmental administration. For expenditure by the Department of Economic Development on the administrative cost of the Executive of the Industrial Development Board, provision and maintenance of land and buildings, industrial development promotion, selective assistance and other services related to industry. For expenditure by the Department of Economic Development on the Local Enterprise Development Unit, other enterprise initiatives, aircraft and shipbuilding industries, grants to small and medium-sized firms, capital grants, industrially relevant research and development, the administrative costs of the Industrial Science Division, labour market services and development of tourism. For expenditure by the Department of Economic Development on administration, consumer protection, regulation of trading practices and miscellaneous services, including certain accommodation services and certain grants. For expenditure by the Department of Economic Development on energy efficiency, assistance to the gas industry, subsidies to electricity tariffs, mineral exploration and other miscellaneous services. For expenditure by the Department of the Environment on roads and certain associated services including lighting, parking and ferry services, road safety, transport services and harbour services. For expenditure by the Department of the Environment on housing services, including certain grants in aid. For expenditure by the Department of the Environment on water, sewerage and related services. For expenditure by the Department of the Environment on conservation, environmental services, urban affairs and lands, planning, administration and miscellaneous services, Consolidated Fund contributions to local revenues and certain grants in aid. For expenditure by the Department of the Environment on certain public building work, accommodation and certain other services. For expenditure by the Department of the Environment on fire and other protective services. For expenditure by the Department of Education on schools, further education, libraries and certain miscellaneous services including grants in aid, and for grants to education and library boards. For expenditure by the Department of Education on higher education, teacher training, arts, museums, youth, sport, community services, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, and administration, including grants in aid but excluding grants to education and library boards. For expenditure by the Department of Education on pensions, allowances, gratuities etc. and certain payments to the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund. For expenditure by the Department of Health and Social Services on health and personal social services, family practitioner services and certain other services. For expenditure by the Department of Health and Social Services on departmental administration of health and personal social services (including the Management Executive), the Office of the Registrar General, the census of Northern Ireland and miscellaneous licensing; on administration of social security and certain other services including a grant to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for the administration costs of the Housing Benefit and Transitional Payments Schemes and on an international subscription; on administration of the Belfast Social Security Centre and F6 Lisahally as agent for the Department of Social Security; and on miscellaneous health and personal social services including grants to voluntary bodies, research, welfare foods and on payments to overseas organisations in respect of health and personal social services and a grant in aid. For expenditure by the Department of Health and Social Services on non-contributory retirement pensions, Christmas bonus payments to pensioners, attendance allowance, invalid care allowance, severe disablement allowance, mobility allowance, industrial injuries, benefits, income support, supplementary benefit, child benefit, one-parent benefit, family credit, a grant to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for the payment of housing benefit (rent rebate, rent allowance and rate rebate), transitional payments to help certain housing benefit claimants significantly affected by the change to the housing benefit scheme and to certain supplementary benefit claimants not entitled to benefit under the income support scheme and to certain hostels affected by changes in income support, retail price index`adjustment payments, for sums payable into the Social Fund for expenditure on community care grants, budgeting loans, crisis loans, maternity payments, funeral payments and cold weather payments, and for sums payable to the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund in respect of statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay. For expenditure by the Department of Finance and Personnel on community relations, cultural traditions, district council programmes and the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council. For expenditure by the Northern Ireland Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints. SCHEDULE of sums granted on account of or towards defraying the charges of the several services for which Sums on Account are required for the year ending on 31st March 1992 viz:— For expenditure by the Department of Economic Development on the administrative cost of the Executive of the Industrial Development Board, provision and maintenance of land and buildings, industrial development promotion, selective assistance and other services related to industry, and aircraft and shipbuilding. For expenditure by the Department of Economic Development on the Local Enterprise Development Unit, other enterprise initiatives, industrially relevant research and development, labour market services, development of tourism, energy efficiency, assistance to the gas and electricity industries, mineral exploration and other miscellaneous services, administration cost of the Department (including the Industrial Science Division, Trading Standards and Geological Survey of Northern Ireland), and other miscellaneous services. For expenditure by the Department of Economic Development on the Training and Employment Agency for administrative costs, youth training, industrial training, community projects, employment schemes and services including services for the disabled. For expenditure by the Department of Education on schools, further education, libraries and certain miscellaneous services (including some minor grants in aid); on grants and grants in aid to education and library boards for certain services; and payments by the Department on behalf of the boards in respect of teachers' salaries. For expenditure by the Department of Education on pensions, allowances, gratuities etc., certain payments to the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund and payments by the Department on behalf of the education and library boards in respect of premature retirement compensation. For expenditure by the Department of Health and Social Services on health and personal social services, family health services and certain other services. For expenditure by the Department of Health and Social Services on superannuation benefits etc. to or in respect of persons engaged in the health and personal social services or in other approved employment. For expenditure by the Department of Health and Social Services on administration of health and personal social services (including the Management Executive), the Office of the Registrar General, and census of Northern Ireland and miscellaneous licensing; on administration of social security (including the Northern Ireland Social Security Agency) and certain other services including a grant to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for the administration costs of the Housing Benefit and Transitional Payments Schemes and on an international subscription; on administration of the Belfast Social Security Centre and the Paid Order Unit, Lisahally as agent for the Department of Social Security; and on miscellaneous health and personal social services including grants to voluntary bodies, research, welfare foods and on payments to overseas organisations in respect of health and personal social services and a grant in aid. For expenditure by the Department of Health and Social Services on non-contributory retirement pensions, Christmas bonus payments to pensioners, attendance allowance, invalid care allowance, severe disablement allowance, mobility allowance, industrial injuries benefits, a grant to the Independent Living Fund, income support, supplementary benefit, child benefit, one-parent benefit, family credit, a grant to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for the payment of housing benefit (rent rebate, rent allowance and rate rebate), transitional payments to help certain housing benefit claimants significantly affected by the change to the housing benefit scheme and to certain supplementary benefit claimants not entitled to benefit under the income support scheme and to certain hostels affected by changes in income support, for sums payable into the Social Fund for expenditure on community care grants, budgeting loans, crisis loans, maternity payments, funeral payments and cold weather payments and for sums payable to the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund in respect of statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay. For expenditure by the Department of Finance and Personnel on financial administration, certain management of the Civil Service, valuation and other services including certain miscellaneous expenses and grants in aid, and computer and other common services. For expenditure by the Department of Finance and Personnel on pensions, lump sums and gratuities to former civil servants, pensions to widows, widowers, children and dependants and civil pensions and gratuities. For expenditure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. For expenditure of the Northern Ireland Audit Office. (This note is not part of the Order) This Order authorises the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland of a further sum for the year ending on 31st March 1991 and of sums on account for the year ending on 31st March 1992 and appropriates those sums for specified services in Northern Ireland. It also authorises the application of certain further sums as appropriations in aid for the year ending on 31st March 1991 and reduces certain sums already authorised to be applied as appropriations in aid. 1974 c. 28 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)