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Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2015 (c. 31)

Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2015 2015 CHAPTER 31 An Act to authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2016; to authorise both the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund and the application of income for that year; and to appropriate the supply authorised for that year by this Act and by the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2015. [21st July 2015] W hereas the Commons of the United Kingdom in Parliament assembled have resolved to authorise the use of resources and the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund towards making good the supply which they have granted to Her Majesty in this Session of Parliament:— Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Legislation

Table of Content

1. Main authorisation for use of resources for 2015-16 U.K.

2. Main authorisation for issue of money out of Consolidated Fund in 2015-16 U.K.

3. Appropriation of resources authorised for use for year 2015-16 U.K.

4. Appropriation of money authorised for issue in year 2015-16 U.K.

5. Appropriation and other use of income U.K.

6. Operation from beginning of financial year U.K.

7. Interpretation U.K.

8. Short title U.K.

1. Main authorisation for use of resources for 2015-16 U.K.

2. Main authorisation for issue of money out of Consolidated Fund in 2015-16 U.K.

3. Appropriation of resources authorised for use for year 2015-16 U.K.

4. Appropriation of money authorised for issue in year 2015-16 U.K.

5. Appropriation and other use of income U.K.

6. Operation from beginning of financial year U.K.

7. Interpretation U.K.

8. Short title U.K.

Section 1

1. Main authorisation for use of resources for 2015-16 U.K.

(1) The amount up to which there is authorisation for the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2016 is increased by £306,816,145,000. (2) Of the amount authorised by subsection (1)— (a) £280,539,473,000 is authorised for use for current purposes; and (b) £26,276,672,000 is authorised for use for capital purposes.

Section 2

2. Main authorisation for issue of money out of Consolidated Fund in 2015-16 U.K.

The amount up to which the Treasury has authorisation— (a) to issue money out of the Consolidated Fund, and (b) to apply it in the year ending with 31 March 2016 for expenditure authorised by Parliament, is increased by £258,225,975,000.