Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill (HC Bill 86)

1 Main authorisation for use of resources for 2013-14

(1) The amount up to which there is authorisation for the use of resources for the
year ending with 31 March 2014 is increased by £272,996,671,000.

(2) Of the amount authorised by subsection (1)—

(a) 5£246,312,014,000 is authorised for use for current purposes; and

(b) £26,684,657,000 is authorised for use for capital purposes.

2 Main authorisation for issue of money out of Consolidated Fund in 2013-14

The amount up to which the Treasury has authorisation—

(a) to issue money out of the Consolidated Fund, and

(b) 10to apply it in the year ending with 31 March 2014 for expenditure
authorised by Parliament,

is increased by £244,640,963,000.

3 Appropriation of resources authorised for use for year 2013-14

(1) The aggregate of the following (which is £510,555,811,000) is appropriated for
15the year ending with 31 March 2014 in accordance with subsections (2) to (4)—

(a) 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 2013; and

(b) the amount of resources the use of which for that year is authorised by
5section 1(1).

(2) The amount of resources which is—

(a) set out in each of the Scheduled Estimates, and

(b) identified in that Estimate as a net amount authorised subject to a
particular Departmental Expenditure Limit,

10is appropriated by this Act for use, for current or for capital purposes
(according to how it is identified in the Estimate), in respect of any relevant
DEL matter.

(3) The amount of resources which is—

(a) set out in each of the Scheduled Estimates, and

(b) 15identified in that Estimate as a net amount of Annually Managed
Expenditure,

is appropriated by this Act for use, for current or for capital purposes
(according to how it is identified in the Estimate), in respect of any relevant
AME matter.

(4) 20The amount of resources which is—

(a) set out in each of the Scheduled Estimates, and

(b) identified in that Estimate as a net amount of Non-Budget Voted
Expenditure,

is appropriated by this Act for use, for current or for capital purposes
25(according to how it is identified in the Estimate), in respect of any relevant
NBVE matter.

(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.

4 30Appropriation of money authorised for issue in year 2013-14

(1) The aggregate of the following (which is £454,253,265,000) is appropriated for
the year ending with 31 March 2014 in accordance with subsection (2)—

(a) the amount of money the issue of which out of the Consolidated Fund
is authorised by section 1(3) of the Supply and Appropriation
35(Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2013; and

(b) the amount of money the issue of which out of that Fund is authorised
by section 2.

(2) The amount of money which is set out in each of the Scheduled Estimates and
identified in that Estimate as a net cash requirement is appropriated for
40expenditure—

(a) 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; or

(b) for any other purpose specified in that Estimate as a purpose for which
45that 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.

5 Appropriation and other use of income

(1) 5Subsections (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 2014 from matters specified in the Scheduled Estimates as matters from
which income may arise.

(2) 10Income specified in a Scheduled Estimate may be appropriated for use for
current or capital purposes (according to the nature of the income)—

(a) 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;

(b) 15where 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; and

(c) where the matters from which the income may arise are specified in
relation to an amount of Non-Budget Voted Expenditure, in respect of
20relevant NBVE matters.

(3) This section authorises an appropriation of income to the extent only that the
appropriation is made in accordance with any applicable rules about the
appropriation of income that have been—

(a) issued by the Treasury; and

(b) 25laid before the House of Commons before the passing of this Act.

(4) Where an amount specified in a Scheduled Estimate is identified as
representing the amount of an estimated surplus, appropriations of income in
respect of any matter are authorised by this section to the extent only that—

(a) they are consistent, in the opinion of the Treasury, with financial
30planning that is calculated to produce a surplus of at least that amount;
or

(b) they 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
35and appropriation.

(5) All amounts of money received in the year ending with 31 March 2014 in
respect of any matter whatever by a department or other person to whom a
Scheduled Estimate relates, or in respect of any service to which a Scheduled
Estimate relates, must be paid into the Consolidated Fund, unless—

(a) 40the 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; or

(b) they are dealt with in some other manner in accordance with any other
enactment or in consequence of the exercise of a power conferred by
45any 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.

6 5Operation from beginning of financial year

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 2013.

7 Interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• 10“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
  15Expenditure 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
  20to 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
  25Expenditure;

• “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 2014).

(2) References in this Act to an amount identified in a Scheduled Estimate as
30representing the amount of an estimated surplus are references to an amount
preceded by a minus sign.

(3) In relation to the Scheduled Estimate for the House of Commons:
Administration—

(a) the reference in section 3(2)(b) to a net amount authorised subject to a
35particular Departmental Expenditure Limit is to be read as a reference
to a net requirement identified in that Estimate as “Departmental
Expenditure Limit equivalent”;

(b) references in this Act to a “relevant DEL matter” are to be read as
references to a matter expenditure relating to which is identified in that
40Estimate as to be included in the expenditure which is subject to a net
requirement mentioned in paragraph (a);

(c) the reference in section 5(2)(a) to matters specified in relation to a
particular Departmental Expenditure Limit is to be read as a reference
to matters specified in that Estimate as matters from which income may
45arise.

8 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act
2013.