Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda
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CHAPTER VI FINANCE
- Jurisdiction
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Provision
- 3
- Source language
- English
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- in force
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- in force
Provision text
Official source3. If in respect of any financial year it is found-
a. that the amount appropriated by the appropriation law for any purpose is insufficient or that a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose to which no amount has been appropriated by that law; or
b. that any monies have been expended for any purpose in excess of the amount appropriated for that purpose by the appropriation law or for a purpose to which no amount has been appropriated by that law.
- a supplementary estimate showing the sums required or spent shall be laid before the House and, when the supplementary estimate has been approved by the House, a supplementary appropriation bill shall be introduced in the House providing for the issue of such sums from the Consolidated Fund and appropriating then to the purposes specified therein.
AUTHORISATION OF EXPENDITURE IN ADVANCE OF APPROPRIATION.
93.- There shall be such provision as may be made by Parliament under which, if the appropriation law in respect of any financial year has not come into operation by the beginning of that financial year, the Minister for the time being responsible for finance may authorise the withdrawal of monies from the Consolidated Fund for the purpose of meeting expenditure necessity to carry on the services of the Government until the expiration of four months from the beginning of that financial year or the coming into operation of the law, whichever is the earlier.
CONTINGENCIES FUND.
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