# Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2014

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# Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2014

# 2014 CHAPTER 25

An Act to authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2015; 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 2014.                     

 [17th July 2014]

WEREAS 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:—                        

## 1Main authorisation for use of resources for 2014-15U.K.

(1)The amount up to which there is authorisation for the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2015 is increased                        by £335,914,586,000.                  

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

(a)£302,541,932,000 is authorised for use for current purposes; and                  

(b)£33,372,654,000 is authorised for use for capital purposes.                  

## 2Main authorisation for issue of money out of Consolidated Fund in 2014-15U.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 2015 for expenditure authorised by Parliament,                  

is increased by £260,676,983,000.

## 3Appropriation of resources authorised for use for year 2014-15U.K.

(1)The aggregate of the following (which is £571,472,304,000) is appropriated for the year ending with 31 March 2015 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 2014; and                  

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

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 DEL matter.                  

(3)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 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)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 of Non-Budget Voted 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 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.                  

## 4Appropriation of money authorised for issue in year 2014-15U.K.

(1)The aggregate of the following (which is £470,617,933,000) is appropriated for the year ending with 31 March 2015 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                        (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2014; 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 expenditure—                  

(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 that 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.                  

## 5Appropriation and other use of incomeU.K.

(1)Subsections (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 2015 from matters specified                        in the Scheduled Estimates as matters from which income may arise.                  

(2)Income 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)where 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 relevant 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)laid 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 planning 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 and appropriation.                  

(5)All amounts of money received in the year ending with 31 March 2015 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)the 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 any 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.                  

## 6Operation from beginning of financial yearU.K.

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 2014.                  

## 7InterpretationU.K.

(1)In this Act—                  
          -  “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 Expenditure 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                           to 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 Expenditure;                         
          -  “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 2015).                         

(2)References in this Act to an amount identified in a Scheduled Estimate as representing 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 particular 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 Estimate 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 arise.                  

## 7Short titleU.K.

This Act may be cited as the Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2014.

 Section 7

## SCHEDULEU.K.APPROPRIATIONS FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2014-15

### Department for Education Department for Education, 2014-15

### Teachers' Pension Scheme (England & Wales) Teachers' Pension Scheme (England & Wales), 2014-15

### Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and                        Skills, 2014-15                     

### Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation, 2014-15

### Department of Health Department of Health, 2014-15

### National Health Service Pension Scheme National Health Service Pension Scheme, 2014-15

### Food Standards Agency Food Standards Agency, 2014-15

### Department for Transport Department for Transport, 2014-15

### Office of Rail Regulation Office of Rail Regulation, 2014-15

### Department for Communities and Local Government Department for Communities and Local Government, 2014-15

### Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, 2014-15

### UK Trade & Investment UK Trade & Investment, 2014-15

### Export Credits Guarantee Department Export Credits Guarantee Department, 2014-15

### Competition and Markets Authority Competition and Markets Authority, 2014-15

### UK Atomic Energy Authority Pension Schemes UK Atomic Energy Authority Pension Schemes, 2014-15

### Home Office Home Office, 2014-15

### National Crime Agency National Crime Agency, 2014-15

### Charity Commission Charity Commission, 2014-15

### Ministry of Justice Ministry of Justice, 2014-15

### Ministry of Justice: Judicial Pensions Scheme Ministry of Justice: Judicial Pensions Scheme, 2014-15

### United Kingdom Supreme Court United Kingdom Supreme Court, 2014-15

### The National Archives The National Archives, 2014-15

### Crown Prosecution Service Crown Prosecution Service, 2014-15

### Serious Fraud Office Serious Fraud Office, 2014-15

### HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor, 2014-15

### Ministry of Defence Ministry of Defence, 2014-15

### Armed Forces Pension and Compensation Schemes Armed Forces Pension and Compensation Schemes, 2014-15

### Foreign and Commonwealth Office Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 2014-15

### Department for International Development Department for International Development, 2014-15

### Department for International Development: Overseas Superannuation Department for International Development: Overseas Superannuation,                        2014-15                     

###  Department of Energy and Climate Change Department of Energy and Climate Change, 2014-15

### Office of Gas and Electricity Markets Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, 2014-15

### Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2014-15

### Water Services Regulation Authority Water Services Regulation Authority, 2014-15

### Department for Culture, Media and Sport Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2014-15

### Department for Work and Pensions Department for Work and Pensions, 2014-15

### Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General, 2014-15

### Wales Office Wales Office, 2014-15

### Northern Ireland Office Northern Ireland Office, 2014-15

### HM Treasury HM Treasury, 2014-15

### HM Revenue and Customs HM Revenue and Customs, 2014-15

### National Savings and Investments National Savings and Investments, 2014-15

### The Statistics Board The Statistics Board, 2014-15

### Government Actuary's Department Government Actuary's Department, 2014-15

### Crown Estate Office Crown Estate Office, 2014-15

### Cabinet Office Cabinet Office, 2014-15

### Security and Intelligence Agencies Security and Intelligence Agencies, 2014-15

### Cabinet Office: Civil superannuation Cabinet Office: Civil superannuation, 2014-15

### Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme, 2014-15

### Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Health Service Commissioner for England Office of the                        Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Health Service Commissioner for England, 2014-15                     

### House of Lords House of Lords, 2014-15

### House of Commons: Members House of Commons: Members, 2014-15

### House of Commons: Administration House of Commons: Administration, 2014-15

### National Audit Office National Audit Office, 2014-15

### Electoral Commission Electoral Commission, 2014-15

### Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, 2014-15

### The Local Government Boundary Commission for England The Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 2014-15