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law) shall be included in a bill to be known as an Appropriation Bill which shall be introduced
in the House to provide for the withdrawal from the Consolidated Fund of the sums necessary
to meet that expenditure and the appropriation of those sums necessary to meet that
expenditure and the appropriation of those sums for the purposes specified in the bill.
Supplementary estimates
201.
(1) Where in any financial year it is found that–
(a)
the amount appropriated by the Appropriation Act for the purposes included
in any head of expenditure is insufficient or that a need has arisen for
expenditure for a purpose for which no amount has been appropriated in
terms of the Appropriation Act; or
(b)
moneys have been expended on any head of expenditure in excess of the
amount appropriated for the purposes included in that head in terms of the
Appropriation Act or for a purpose for which no amount has been
appropriated in terms of the Appropriation Act,
a supplementary estimate showing the sums required or spent shall be laid before the
House and shall be included in a motion or motions seeking approval for the
supplementary expenditure in such a manner as the House shall prescribe.
(2)
Where a supplementary estimate is deemed desirable a final supplementary
Appropriation Bill shall be introduced in the House, not later than the end of the financial year
to which the estimate relates.
Expenditure in advance of appropriation
202.
(1)
Where the Appropriation Act in respect of any financial year has not come into
operation by the beginning of that financial year, the Minister responsible for finance may,
where the Minister considers that there is an urgent need to incur the expenditure and after
obtaining the approval by the House, authorise the withdrawal of moneys from the
Consolidated Fund for the purpose of meeting expenditure
necessary to carry on the services of the Government until the expiration of four months from
the beginning of that financial year or the coming into operation of the Appropriation Act,
whichever is the earlier.
(2)
The expenditure authorised under sub-section (1) shall not exceed one quarter of the
amount authorised for that service in the preceding year.
Contingencies Fund
203.
(1)
There shall be a Contingencies Fund into which shall be paid moneys voted by
Parliament or obtained pursuant to authority under an Act of Parliament and from which
advances may be authorised by the Finance Committee established in terms of this
Constitution, whenever this Committee is satisfied that there has arisen an urgent and
unforeseen need for expenditure for which no other provision exists, to make advances from
that Fund to meet that need.
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