6 of 2001
(3)
when estimate of expenditure have been approved by the
National Assembly, an Appropriation Bill shall be
introduced in the National Assembly for the issue from the
Consolidated Fund of the sums necessary to meet that
expenditure (other than expenditure charge on the
Consolidated Fund), under separate votes for the several
services required and for the purposes specified there in.
(3A)
The National Assembly shall, within seven days of the
introduction of the Appropriation Bill, give consideration
to and pass the Bill.
In addition to presenting the estimates for the following
financial year, the President may cause to be prepared and
presented to the National Assembly(a) fiscal and monetary programmes and plans for
economic and social development covering periods
exceeding one year, and
(b) estimates of revenue and expenditure in respect of such
programmes and plans.
(4)
Supplementary 153
Appropriation
(5)
The chief Justice and any other authority which is entitled
to draw up its own estimates for presentation by the
president to the National Assembly shall provides the
President with such estimates at least ninety days before the
end of the previous financial year.
(6)
An Act of the National Assembly may make provision to
give effect to this section.
(1)
subject to section 154, if in respect of any financial year it
is found that the amount appropriated under the
Appropriation Act is insufficient or that a need has arisen
for a purpose for which no amount has been appropriated
by that Act a supplementary estimate showing the sums
required shall be laid before the National Assembly before
the expenditure has been incurred.
(2)
Where a supplementary estimate or estimates have been
approved by the National Assembly, a supplementary
appropriation Bill shall be introduced into the National
Assembly for the appropriation of the sums so approved.
Provided that the President shall not authorise any expenditure
from the contingencies Fund in excess of one percent of the
estimates approved by the National Assembly for the current year
before he or she has caused a supplementary estimate in respect of
such excess a expenditure to be presented to the Nation Assembly.