The Protected Expenditure Fund

(1) There shall be a special fund within the accounts of the Consolidated Fund, to be known as Protected Expenditure Fund, upon which shall be charged certain protected expenditure. (2) The Minister responsible for Finance shall, before the commencement of every financial year, make provision in the annual Appropriation Bill for the purpose of voting sums for the purposes of the fund under subsection (1) and such provision shall be passed without revision by the National Assembly, save where it is insufficient to meet the expenditure to be charged for the purposes of the fund, in which case the National Assembly may revise the Bill so as to accommodate the expenditure to be charged. (3) No money shall be withdrawn from the Protected Expenditures Fund save in respect of the following classes of expenditure— (a) the salaries, allowances and other benefits of the President and the First Vice-President; (b) the salaries, allowances and other employment benefits of the Chief Justice, Justices of Appeal and judges of the High Court; (c) the salary, allowances and other employment benefits of the Ombudsman; and (d) the expenditure incurred to convene Parliament and to ensure the effective functioning of Parliament, including its committees. [13 of 2001]