The Order lets the Department of Finance and Personnel issue money from the Consolidated Fund, borrow up to £791 million, and repay borrowed money and interest by 31 March 1988.
The Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 Made Coming into Operation At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of March 1987 Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament: Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:— This Order may be cited as the Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 and shall come into operation forthwith. The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Department of Finance and Personnel may issue out of the Consolidated Fund and apply towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on 31st March 1987 the sum of ninety-nine million, one hundred and fifty-nine thousand pounds. The Department of Finance and Personnel may issue out of the Consolidated Fund and apply towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on 31st March 1988 the sum of one thousand four hundred and eighty-three million, eight hundred and twenty-four thousand, two hundred pounds. Subject to paragraph (2), the Department of Finance and Personnel may borrow on the credit of the aforesaid sums, any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole seven hundred and ninety one million pounds. Any money so borrowed shall be repaid, with any interest due thereon, out of the Consolidated Fund at any date not later than 31st March 1988. The sum granted by Article 3(1) out of the Consolidated Fund is appropriated for the several services and purposes expressed in Part I of the Schedule. In addition to the sum granted by Article 3(1) out of the Consolidated Fund, the sums specified in the third column of Part I of the Schedule may be applied as appropriations in aid of the grants for the services in connection with which those sums are specified. The sums already authorised to be appropriated in aid for the year ending on 31st March 1987 shall be decreased by the sums specified in the fourth column of Part I of the Schedule for the services in connection with which those sums are specified. The sum granted by Article 3(2) out of the Consolidated Fund is appropriated for the several services and purposes expressed in Part II of the Schedule. (This note is not part of the Order) This Order authorises the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland of a further sum for the year ending 31st March 1987 and of sums on account for the year ending on 31st March 1988 and appropriates those sums for specified services in Northern Ireland. It also authorises the application of certain further sums as appropriations in aid for the year ending on 31st Marrch 1987 and reduces certain sums already authorised to be applied as appropriations in aid. 1974 c. 28 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)