Withdrawal of money from the Consolidated Fund

(1) No money shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund except— (a) to meet expenditure that is charged upon the Fund by this Constitution or by any Act of Parliament consistent with this Constitution; or (b) where the issue of those moneys has been authorized by an Appropriation Act, a Supplementary Appropriation Act or by an Act made in pursuance of subsection (5) of this section or of sections 178 , 179 , 180 , 181 or 182 or by a resolution of the National Assembly made in accordance with section 177 : Provided that this subsection shall not apply to any sums mentioned in section 183 (3). (2) Where any moneys are charged by this Constitution or by any Act of Parliament upon the Consolidated Fund, they shall be paid out of that Fund by the Minister responsible for Finance to the person or authority to whom the payment is due. (3) No moneys shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund except in the manner prescribed by the National Assembly. (4) The investment of moneys forming part of the Consolidated Fund by way of deposit with a bank or such other secure investment as may be approved by the National Assembly shall not be regarded as a withdrawal of those moneys from the Consolidated Fund for the purposes of this Constitution. (5) Notwithstanding subsection (1), provisions may be made by or under an Act of Parliament authorizing withdrawals to be made from the Consolidated Fund, in such circumstances and to such extent as may be prescribed by or under such Act of Parliament, for the purpose of making allowances to persons or authorities other than the Government: Provided that no moneys shall be advanced from the Consolidated Fund under this subsection save on condition that they are repayable by the person or authority to whom or on behalf of whom they are advanced. (6) This section shall not apply with respect to— (a) the proceeds of Government loan raised for a specific purpose under an Act of Parliament; (b) money or interest received by the Government subject to a trust; (c) advance drawings and repayments of those drawings, authorized by the National Assembly; and (d) such special funds under this Constitution where it is specified that this section should not apply. [13 of 2001]