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Appropriate Act, 1998

The annual appropriation (budget) law for the 1998 financial year, authorising the issue of public money and appropriating it to the heads of government expenditure.

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Summary

This is the Appropriation Act for the 1998 financial year (the catalogue title 'Appropriate Act' reflects the scanned source). As the annual budget law, it authorises the issue from the Consolidated Fund of the sums needed to run the services of government for the year.

Its operative content is the Schedule, which appropriates the total granted among the ministries, departments and services of the State. The Act provides the parliamentary authority required before public money may be spent.

Main provisions

  • Authorises the issue from the Consolidated Fund of the sums required for the 1998 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.