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1974/75 Appropriation Act, 1974

The annual budget law granting authority to spend public money for the 1974/75 financial year and appropriating the sums to the various heads of government expenditure.

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Summary

The 1974/75 Appropriation Act, 1974 is the principal money law giving legal effect to the Government of Sierra Leone's budget for the 1974/75 financial year. It authorises the issue from the Consolidated Fund of the sums needed to run the services of government for that year.

The detail of the Act is contained in its Schedule, which appropriates the total granted among the ministries, departments and other services of the State. The Act is the constitutional mechanism by which Parliament sanctions the executive's planned spending for the year.

Main provisions

  • Authorises the issue from the Consolidated Fund of the sums required for the 1974/75 financial year.
  • Appropriates those sums to the services and heads of expenditure listed in the Schedule.
  • The Schedule sets the amount voted to each ministry, department or service.
  • Provides the parliamentary authority required before public money may be spent.