Money bills
Guidance for members of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) on the certification of bills as money bills.
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This page contains guidance about the drafting of bills, produced by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel for members of that office.
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Published 3 December 2013Last updated 15 February 2024 + show all updates
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Para 1.35 - second sentence updated to reflect current way of informally indicating whether a bill is likely to be certified as a money bill Appendix - list of bills certified as money bills updated
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Para 1.23 - new (concerning bills that provide for the imposition of a charge partly on the Consolidated Fund, the National Loans Fund or money provided by Parliament and partly on the National Insurance Fund) Para 1.25, FN 8 - updated to reflect additional Northern Ireland Budget Bill in 2022-23 session Para 2.9, FN 18 - new (concerning motions of regret) Paras 2.15 and 2.17 - revised to include more date information Appendix - Bills certified as money bills in recent sessions added
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Updated guidance for members of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) on Money Bills
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Attachment updated.
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Updated 'Money bills' attachment to the latest version.
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Updated 'Money bills' attachment.
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2018 version of document added.
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Updated Money Bills guidance
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Updated document
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New document added – September 2014.
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First published.