Commentary on provisions of Act Section 7: Operation from beginning of the year ending 31 March 2023
As the authorisations in sections 1 to 6 supersede previous authorisations in the Budget Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 and authorisations previously made under section 59 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and under Section 7 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001, section 7 allows the sections 1 to 6 to be treated as having effect from the beginning of 1 April 2022.