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An Appropriation Act is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which, like a Consolidated Fund Act, allows the Treasury to issue funds out of the Consolidated Fund. Unlike a Consolidated Fund Act, an Appropriation Act also "appropriates" the funds, that is allocates the funds issued out of the Consolidated Fund to individual government departments and Crown bodies. Appropriation Acts were formerly passed by the Parliament of Great Britain.

Format

Each Appropriation Act has a series of schedules which contain tables that set out how the monies issued out of the Consolidated Fund are appropriated. Each department or body which has money appropriated is noted in the tables which contain columns setting out the things the money appropriated may be spent on, the net resources authorised for use, the grants out of the Consolidated Fund, the operating appropriations in aid and the non-operating appropriations in aid. The money may not be spent for purposes other than that it is appropriated for and it must be spent by the end of the fiscal year covered by that appropriation or returned to the Consolidated Fund.

The typical structure of such an Act begins with the long title, which defines which financial years the Act applies to. This is followed by the preamble, which is different from the normal British public general Act of Parliament preamble in that it includes additional text before the normal preamble:

Whereas the Commons of the United Kingdom in Parliament assembled have resolved to authorise the use of resources and the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund towards making good the supply which they have granted to Her Majesty in this Session of Parliament:—

Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Until 2000 an older form of preamble was used:

Most Gracious Sovereign, WE, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom in Parliament assembled, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this Session of Parliament, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the sums hereinafter mentioned; and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted and be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Each Appropriation Act typically covers two or more fiscal years, and will normally repeal earlier Appropriation Acts and Consolidated Fund Acts still on the statute books.

Effect

An Appropriation Act normally becomes spent on the conclusion of the financial year to which it relates.

List

18th century

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Appropriation Act 1775
Status:
  • The Act 15 Geo. 3. c. 42 (1775)

  • The Appropriation Act 1776 (17 Geo. 3. c. 47)

  • The Appropriation Act 1778 (18 Geo. 3. c. 54)

  • The Appropriation Act 1790 (30 Geo. 3. c. 32)

  • The Appropriation Act 1795 (35 Geo. 3. c. 120)

  • The Appropriation Act 1796 (36 Geo. 3. c. 126)

  • The Appropriation Act 1797 (37 Geo. 3. c. 144)

  • The Appropriation Act 1798 (38 Geo. 3. c. 90)

Appropriation Act 1799
Long title An act for granting to his Majesty a certain sum of money out of the consolidated fund, for applying certain sums of money therein mentioned, for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine; and for further appropriating the supplies granted in this session of parliament.
Dates
Royal Assent 12 July 1799
Other legislation
Repealing legislation Statute Law Revision Act 1871
Status:
  • The Act 39 Geo. 3. c. 114 (1799)


19th century

1800s

  • The Appropriation Act 1800 (41 Geo. 3. (G.B.) c. 14)
  • The Appropriation, etc. Act 1801 (41 Geo. 3. (U.K.) c. 84)
  • The Appropriation Act 1802 (42 Geo. 3. c. 120)
  • The Appropriation Act 1803 (43 Geo. 3. c. 162)
  • The Appropriation Act 1804 (44 Geo. 3. c. 110)
  • The Appropriation Act 1805 (45 Geo. 3. c. 129)
  • The Appropriation Act 1806 (46 Geo. 3. c. 149)
  • The Appropriation Act 1807 (47 Geo. 3 Sess. 2. c. 76)
  • The Appropriation Act 1808 (48 Geo. 3. c. 148)
  • The Appropriation Act 1809 (49 Geo. 3. c. 128)

1810s

Appropriation Act 1810
Long title An act for granting to His Majesty certain Sums of Money out of the Consolidated Fund of Great Britain, and for applying certain Monies therein mentioned, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and ten; and for further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.
Dates
Royal Assent 20 June 1810
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1810 (50 Geo. 3. c. 115)

Appropriation Act 1811
Long title An act for granting to His Majesty certain Sums of Money out of the Consolidated Fund of Great Britain; and for applying certain Monies therein mentioned, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and eleven; and for further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.
Dates
Royal Assent 26 June 1811
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1811 (51 Geo. 3. c. 117)

Appropriation Act 1812
Long title An act for granting to His Majesty certain Sums of Money out of the Consolidated Fund of Great Britain, and for applying certain Monies therein mentioned for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and twelve; and for further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.
Dates
Royal Assent 28 July 1812
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1812 (52 Geo. 3. c. 154)

Appropriation Act 1816
Long title An act for granting to His Majesty a certain Sum out of the Consolidated Fund of Great Britain, and for applying certain Monies therein mentioned for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and sixteen; and for further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.
Dates
Royal Assent 2 July 1816
Other legislation
Repealing legislation Statute Law Revision Act 1873
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1816 (56 Geo. 3. c. 142)

Appropriation Act 1817
Long title An act for applying certain Monies therein mentioned for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and seventeen, and for further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.
Dates
Royal Assent 12 July 1817
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1817 (57 Geo. 3. c. 132)

Appropriation Act 1818
Long title An act for applying certain Monies therein mentioned for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Dates
Royal Assent 10 June 1818
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1818 (58 Geo. 3. c. 101)

Appropriation Act 1819
Long title An act for applying certain Monies therein mentioned for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and nineteen; and for further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.
Dates
Royal Assent 13 July 1819
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1819 (59 Geo. 3. c. 133)

1820s


1840s

Appropriation Act 1842
Long title An Act to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated Fund, and certain other Sums, to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.
Dates
Royal Assent 12 August 1842
Status:
Text of statute as originally enacted
  • The Appropriation Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c. 121)


1860s

Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Act 1864
Long title An Act to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated Fund and the Surplus of Ways and Means to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.
Dates
Royal Assent 29 July 1864
Status:
Text of statute as originally enacted
  • The Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Act (1864) (27 & 28 Vict. c. 73). The Bill for this Act was the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill. This Act received royal assent on 29 July 1864.


1870s

Appropriation Act 1870
Long title An Act to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.
Dates
Royal Assent 10 August 1870
Other legislation
Repealing legislation Statute Law Revision Act 1966
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 96). This Act received royal assent on 10 August 1870. Section 7 was amended by section 6 of the Appropriation Act 1872, and repealed by section 6 of the Appropriation Act 1877. The Appropriation Act 1870, except sections 6 and 8, was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1883. The words "militia, yeomanry" in section 6 were repealed by the Territorial Army and Militia Act 1921. The whole Act was repealed for the United Kingdom by the Schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1966, and for the Republic of Ireland by Part 4 of the Schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1983.

Appropriation Act 1871
Long title An Act to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.
Dates
Royal Assent 21 August 1871
Other legislation
Repealing legislation Statute Law Revision Act 1883
Status:
Text of statute as originally enacted
  • The Appropriation Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 89). This Act received royal assent on 21 August 1871, and was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1883.

Appropriation Act 1872
Dates
Royal Assent 10 August 1872
Other legislation
Repealing legislation Statute Law Revision Act 1883
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 87). This Act received royal assent on 10 August 1872. Section 6 was repealed by section 6 of the Appropriation Act 1877. The Appropriation Act 1872 was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1883.

Appropriation Act 1873
Dates
Royal Assent 5 August 1873
Other legislation
Repealing legislation Statute Law Revision Act 1883
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 79). This Act received royal assent on 5 August 1873, and was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1883.

Appropriation Act 1874
Dates
Royal Assent 7 August 1874
Other legislation
Repealing legislation Statute Law Revision Act 1883
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 56). This Act received royal assent on 7 August 1874, and was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1883.

Appropriation Act 1875
Dates
Royal Assent 13 August 1875
Other legislation
Repealing legislation Statute Law Revision Act 1883
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 78). This Act received royal assent on 13 August 1875, and was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1883.

  • The Appropriation Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 60). This Act received royal assent on 15 August 1876, and was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1883.

  • The Appropriation Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c. 61). This Act received royal assent on 14 August 1877, and was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1883.

  • The Appropriation Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 65). This Act received royal assent on 16 August 1878, and was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1883.

  • The Appropriation Act 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. 51). This Act received royal assent on 15 August 1879, and was repealed by the First Schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1894.

1880s

Appropriation Act 1880
Dates
Royal Assent 24 March 1880
Other legislation
Repealing legislation Statute Law Revision Act 1894
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1880 (43 Vict. c. 13). This Act received royal assent on 24 March 1880, and was repealed by the First Schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1894.

Appropriation Act 1880 (Session 2)
Dates
Royal Assent 7 September 1880
Other legislation
Repealing legislation Statute Law Revision Act 1894
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1880 (Session 2) (43 & 44 Vict. c. 40). This Act received royal assent on 7 September 1880, and was repealed by the First Schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1894.

Appropriation Act 1881
Dates
Royal Assent 27 August 1881
Other legislation
Repealing legislation Statute Law Revision Act 1894
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict. c. 56). This Act received royal assent on 27 August 1881, and was repealed by the First Schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1894.

Appropriation Act 1882
Dates
Royal Assent 18 August 1882
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 71). This Act received royal assent on 18 August 1882.

Appropriation Act 1883
Dates
Royal Assent 25 August 1883
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 50). This Act received royal assent on 25 August 1883.


21st century

2010s

Appropriation Act 2010
Long title An Act to authorise the use of resources for the service of the years ending with 31 March 2009 and 31 March 2010 and to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending with 31 March 2010; and to appropriate the supply authorised in this Session of Parliament for the service of the years ending with 31 March 2009 and 31 March 2010.
Dates
Royal Assent 18 March 2010
Status:
Appropriation Act 2011
Long title An Act to authorise the use of resources for the service of the years ending with 31 March 2010 and 31 March 2011 and to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the years ending with 31 March 2010 and 31 March 2011; and to appropriate the supply authorised in this Session of Parliament for the service of the years ending with 31 March 2010 and 31 March 2011.
Dates
Royal Assent 16 March 2011
Status:
Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2012
Long title An Act to authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2012 and 31 March 2013; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for those years and for the year ending with 31 March 2011; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2011 and 31 March 2012.
Dates
Royal Assent 8 March 2012
Status:
Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2012
Long title An Act to authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2013; to authorise both the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund and the application of income for that year; and to appropriate the supply authorised for that year by this Act and by the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2012.
Dates
Royal Assent 17 July 2012
Status:
  • The Appropriation Act 2010 (c. 5)
  • The Appropriation Act 2011 (c. 2)
  • The Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2012 (c. 1)
  • The Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2012 (c. 13)


Northern Ireland

A number of Appropriation Acts were passed by the Parliament of Northern Ireland. A number of Appropriation Orders in Council have been made for Northern Ireland.

See also

  • List of short titles
  • Appropriations bill (United States)
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