Constitution of Saint Lucia (Chapter 1.01)
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CHAPTER V FINANCE
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- Saint Lucia
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- English
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- in force
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Official source78. WITHDRAWALS FROM CONSOLIDATED FUND OR OTHER PUBLIC FUNDS
(1) No moneys shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund except—
(a) to meet expenditure that is charged upon the Fund by this Constitution or by any law enacted by Parliament; or
(b) where the issue of those moneys has been authorised by an appropriation law or by a law made in pursuance of section 80.
(2) Where any moneys are charged by this Constitution or any law enacted by Parliament upon the Consolidated Fund or any other public fund, they shall be paid out of that fund by the Government to the person or authority to whom payment is due.
(3) No moneys shall be withdrawn from any public fund other than the Consolidated Fund unless the issue of those moneys has been authorised by or under any law.
(4) There shall be such provision as may be made by Parliament prescribing the manner in which withdrawals may be made from the Consolidated Fund or any other public fund.
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Constitution of Saint Lucia (Chapter 1.01) · wipo.int · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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