Public Finance And Accountability Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Budget (Scotland) Act 2015 Amendment Regulations 2016 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made. 2 In these Regulations, “ the Act ” means the Budget (Scotland) Act 2015. Amendment of amounts specified in section 4 (overall cash authorisations) 2 In section 4 of the Act, for the amount specified— a in subsection (2) (Scottish Administration), substitute “£34,090,523,000”; b in subsection (3)(a) (Forestry Commissioners), substitute “£62,450,000”; and c in subsection (3)(b) (the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body), substitute “£77,566,000”. Amendment of schedule 1 (the Scottish Administration) 3 1 The table in schedule 1 to the Act is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4). 2 In column 1 (purposes)— a in relation to purpose 2— i delete “expenditure and grant assistance in relation to public service reform and efficiency;” and ii insert after “Accountant in Bankruptcy” “; funding to support delivery of Parliamentary Elections”; and b in relation to purpose 8— i insert after “other emergencies;” “funding of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland;”; ii insert after “welfare purposes;” “funding to tackle food poverty;”; and iii insert after “equality issues” “; expenditure and grant assistance in relation to public service reform and efficiency; funding for advice and advocacy services; funding to support delivery of Local Government Elections”. 3 In column 2 (amount of resources (other than accruing resources)), for the amount specified— a in relation to purpose 1, substitute “220,204,000”; b in relation to purpose 2, substitute “603,746,000”; c in relation to purpose 3, substitute “12,482,212,000”; d in relation to purpose 4, substitute “2,968,802,000”; e in relation to purpose 5, substitute “2,399,161,000”; f in relation to purpose 6, substitute “511,265,000”; g in relation to purpose 7, substitute “2,321,344,000”; h in relation to purpose 8, substitute “11,617,228,000”; i in relation to purpose 9, substitute “269,763,000”; j in relation to purpose 10, substitute “3,398,351,000”; k in relation to purpose 11, substitute “191,813,000”; l in relation to purpose 12, substitute “22,650,000”; m in relation to purpose 13, substitute “113,850,000”; n in relation to purpose 14, substitute “94,352,000”; o in relation to purpose 17, substitute “4,819,000”; p in relation to purpose 18, substitute “15,700,000”; and q in the final row, in relation to the total amounts of resources, substitute “ 37,242,349,000 ”. 4 In column 3 (amount of accruing resources), for the amount specified— a in relation to purpose 1, substitute “50,000,000”; b in relation to purpose 3, substitute “2,150,000,000”; c in relation to purpose 11, substitute “30,000,000”; d in relation to purpose 14, substitute “40,000,000”; and e in the final row, in relation to the total amounts of resources, substitute “ 5,748,600,000 ”. Amendment of schedule 2 (direct-funded bodies) 4 1 The table in schedule 2 to the Act is amended in accordance with paragraph (2). 2 In column 2 (amount of resources other than accruing resources), for the amount specified— a in relation to purpose 1, substitute “62,550,000”; b in relation to purpose 2, substitute “92,433,000”; and c in relation to purpose 3, substitute “9,934,000”. JOHN SWINNEY A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 21st March 2016