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Appropriation Act, 1999

The annual budget law for the 1999 financial year, authorising the issue of public money and appropriating it to the heads of government expenditure.

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Summary

The Appropriation Act, 1999 gives legal effect to the Government of Sierra Leone's budget for the 1999 financial year, authorising the issue from the Consolidated Fund of the money required to fund the services of government.

The detail of the Act lies in its Schedule, which divides the total sum granted among the ministries, departments and services of the State. The Act is the constitutional means by which Parliament sanctions the executive's planned expenditure for the year.

Main provisions

  • Authorises the issue from the Consolidated Fund of the sums required for the 1999 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.