25.These sections replace sections 9 and 10 of the 1998 Act respectively.  Section 9 provides for the Secretary of State to make a grant to the Policing Board for policing purposes.
26.Under subsections (1) and (2) of section 10 the Board is required to submit estimates for policing to the Secretary of State on the basis of draft estimates prepared by the Chief Constable.  Under subsection (5) of section 10 the Policing Board is required to put the annual police grant, and any other amounts received, at the disposal of the Chief Constable who is operationally responsible for managing financial resources.  Funding arrangements for the Board itself – as opposed to the grant it receives to fund policing – are dealt with under Schedule 1 to the Act.
Commentary Part Ii: the Northern Ireland Policing Board Sections 9 and 10: Funding Arrangements for Policing