Matumizi ya ziada

Kiswahili

(1)Kwa kuzingatia ibara ya (2) hadi (4), serikali ya kitaifa inaweza kutumia fedha ambazo hazijaidhinishwa ikiwa—

(a)kiasi kilichotengwa kwa madhumuni yoyote chini ya Sheria Kuhusu Matumizi ya Fedha hakitoshi au hitaji limetokea la matumizi ambayo hayakuwa yamekadiriwa na kuidhinishwa na Sheria hiyo; au

(b)fedha zimetolewa kutoka kwenye Hazina ya Dharura.

(2)Idhini ya Bunge kuhusu matumizi yoyote chini ya Kifungu hiki itafuatiliwa katika muda wa miezi miwili baada ya fedha kutolewa kwa mara ya kwanza, lakini kwa kuzingatia ibara ya (3).

(3)Ikiwa Bunge halitakuwa na vikao katika muda uliobainishwa katika ibara ya (2), au lina vikao lakini liende mapumzikoni kabla ya idhini kutolewa, idhini hiyo itafuatiliwa katika muda wa wiki mbili baada ya kikao chake kitakachofuata.

(4)Bunge la Kitaifa litakapokuwa limeidhinisha matumizi chini ya ibara ya (2), Mswada kuhusu matumizi ya fedha utawasilishwa ili kuidhinisha matumizi ya fedha.

(5)Katika mwaka wowote wa kifedha, serikali ya kitaifa haiwezi kutumia fedha chini ya Kifungu hiki, kwa kiasi kinachozidi asilimia kumi ya fedha zilizotengwa na Bunge kwa mwaka huo, isipokuwa Bunge liidhinishe asilimia ya juu kuliko asilimia kumi, katika hali maalum.

English

Supplementary appropriation

(1)Subject to clauses (2) to (4), the national government may spend money that has not been appropriated if—

(a)the amount appropriated for any purpose under the Appropriation Act is insufficient or a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose for which no amount has been appropriated by that Act; or

(b)money has been withdrawn from the Contingencies Fund.

(2)The approval of Parliament for any spending under this Article shall be sought within two months after the first withdrawal of the money, subject to clause (3).

(3)If Parliament is not sitting during the time contemplated in clause (2), or is sitting but adjourns before the approval has been sought, the approval shall be sought within two weeks after it next sits.

(4)When the National Assembly has approved spending under clause (2), an appropriation Bill shall be introduced for the appropriation of the money spent.

(5)In any particular financial year, the national government may not spend under this Article more than ten per cent of the sum appropriated by Parliament for that financial year unless, in special circumstances, Parliament has approved a higher percentage.