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1975/76 Appropriation Act, 1975

The annual budget law granting authority to spend public money for the 1975/76 financial year and appropriating the sums to the heads of government expenditure.

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Summary

The 1975/76 Appropriation Act, 1975 gives legal effect to the Government of Sierra Leone's budget for the 1975/76 financial year, authorising the issue from the Consolidated Fund of the money needed to fund the services of government for that year.

Its operative content is the Schedule, which divides the total sum granted among the ministries, departments and services of the State. The Act is the means by which Parliament authorises the executive's expenditure for the year.

Main provisions

  • Authorises the issue from the Consolidated Fund of the sums required for the 1975/76 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.