Commentary on Sections Section 5: Cash excesses for year ending 31st March 2009
Sub-section (1) authorises the issue of £16,272,049.74 from the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland in respect of two Departments that exceeded the authorised provision in 2008-09.  This section gives effect to the 2008-09 Statement of Excesses following the report of the Public Accounts Committee confirming that it sees no objection to the sums necessary being provided by Excess Votes.
Sub-section (2) appropriates that sum for the purposes specified in column 1 of Schedule 3.