Expenditure before annual budget is passed

English

(1)If the Appropriation Act for a financial year has not been assented to, or is not likely to be assented to, by the beginning of that financial year, the National Assembly may authorise the withdrawal of money from the Consolidated Fund.

(2)Money withdrawn under clause (1) shall—

(a)be for the purpose of meeting expenditure necessary to carry on the services of the national government during that year until such time as the Appropriation Act is assented to;

(b)not exceed in total one-half of the amount included in the estimates of expenditure for that year that have been tabled in the National Assembly; and

(c)be included, under separate votes for the several services in respect of which they were withdrawn, in the Appropriation Act.

Kiswahili

Matumizi kabla ya kuidhinishwa kwa bajeti ya kila mwaka

(1)Ikiwa Sheria Kuhusu Matumizi ya Fedha katika mwaka wa kifedha haijaidhinishwa na Rais, au hakuna uwezekano mkubwa wa sheria hiyo kuidhinishwa na Rais mwanzoni mwa mwaka wa kifedha, Bunge la Kitaifa linaweza kuidhinisha kutolewa kwa fedha kutoka kwenye Hazina Jumuishi.

(2)(2) Fedha zitakazotolewa chini ya ibara ya (1)—

(a)zitatumiwa kwa madhumuni ya kuendesha huduma za serikali ya kitaifa katika mwaka huo hadi wakati ambapo Sheria Kuhusu Matumizi ya Fedha itakapoidhinishwa na Rais;

(b)kwa jumla, hazitazidi nusu ya fedha zilizopendekezwa katika makadirio ya matumizi ya mwaka huo yaliyowasilishwa katika Bunge la Kitaifa; na

(c)zitajumuishwa kwenye Sheria Kuhusu Matumizi ya Fedha, katika vitengo tofauti vya matumizi, na katika huduma mbalimbali ambazo fedha hizo zilikusudiwa kutekeleza.