The Budget (Scotland) Act 2021 Amendment Regulations 2022

Amendment of schedule 1

3.—(1) The table in schedule 1 (the Scottish Administration) of the Act is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In column 1 (purposes)—

(a)in relation to purpose 2—

(i)after “other local authority” insert “revenue and”,

(ii)for “contracts to increase the resilience and capacity of third sector organisations” substitute “programmes to create the best conditions for the third sector and volunteering to thrive”,

(iii)omit “contributions and grants relating to regeneration; community-led regeneration; community engagement; community empowerment;”,

(b)in relation to purpose 3—

(i)after “central services” insert “, including procurement and e-commerce”,

(ii)after “Digital Strategy” insert “and economy”,

(iii)for “Growth Accelerator programme” substitute “Growth Accelerator and Green Growth Accelerator programmes”,

(iv)for “and technology grants” substitute “, innovation and technology/digital grants and support for low carbon economy”,

(v)after “broadband connectivity;” insert “contributions and grants relating to regeneration; community-led regeneration; community engagement; community empowerment;”,

(vi)after “South of Scotland Enterprise” insert “; support for inward trade and investment and exports”,

(c)in relation to purpose 4, after “local authorities;” insert “grant funding for the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership and Scottish Qualifications Authority accreditation;”,

(d)in relation to purpose 6—

(i)for “spend on waste prevention and management; costs relating to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union” substitute “action to prevent waste, improve recycling, reduce emissions from waste, tackle litter and deliver a circular economy strategy;”,

(ii)for “heritage; environment” substitute “economy, including addressing biodiversity loss and peatland and nature restoration; environmental”,

(iii)after “Renewables Fund” insert “and Climate Justice Fund; funding for land reform and community ownership; Scottish Natural Heritage; the Scottish Environment Protection Agency; the National Park authorities; Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh”,

(iv)for “the national forest estate; Green Growth Accelerator programmes” substitute “Scotland’s national forests and land”.

(3) In column 2 (amount of resources other than accruing resources), for the amount specified—

(a)in relation to purpose 1, substitute “18,398,353,000”,

(b)in relation to purpose 2, substitute “16,411,117,000”,

(c)in relation to purpose 3, substitute “2,615,955,000”,

(d)in relation to purpose 4, substitute “4,586,799,000”,

(e)in relation to purpose 5, substitute “3,123,485,000”,

(f)in relation to purpose 6, substitute “4,536,120,000”,

(g)in relation to purpose 8, substitute “947,680,000”,

(h)in relation to purpose 9, substitute “354,597,000”,

(i)in relation to purpose 11, substitute “71,642,000”,

(j)in relation to purpose 12, substitute “179,757,000”,

(k)in relation to purpose 13, substitute “61,090,000”,

(l)in relation to purpose 15, substitute “4,839,000”,

(m)in relation to purpose 16, substitute “178,556,000”,

(n)in relation to purpose 19, substitute “22,100,000”,

(o)in relation to purpose 20, substitute “6,026,759,000”,

(p)in relation to purpose 21, substitute “20,994,000”,

(q)in the final row, in relation to the total amount of resources, substitute “57,552,524,000”.