Financial acts of the Assembly.

1 The Assembly may not pass a vote, resolution or Act to which this subsection applies except in pursuance of a recommendation which— a is made by the Minister of Finance and Personnel; and b is signified to the Assembly by him or on his behalf. 2 Subsection (1) applies to a vote, resolution or Act which— a imposes or increases a charge on the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland; b appropriates a sum out of that Fund or increases a sum to be appropriated; c releases or compounds a debt owed to the Crown; or d imposes or increases a tax. 3 Standing orders shall provide that a vote, resolution or Act which— a appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland or increases a sum to be appropriated; or b imposes or increases a tax, shall not be passed without cross-community support.