Commentary on Sections Section 6: Resource excesses for the year ending 31 March 2017
Subsection (1) authorises the use of resources amounting to £183,290,000 by the seven departments and other public bodies mentioned in Schedule 4 that exceeded the authorised provision in 2016-17. It authorises the amounts that may be used, as detailed in column 2 of Schedule 4, and the purposes for which they may be used, as specified in column 1 of that Schedule.
Subsection (5) clarifies the additionality of the resources authorised by Clause 6 over any existing statutory provision for 2016-17.