Act 856

THE EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIXTH

ACT

OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA
ENTITLED

THE APPROPRIATION ACT, 2013 (ACT 856)

AN ACT to provide for the withdrawal of sums of money necessary to meet government expenditure for the 2013 financial year from the Consolidated Fund and from other funds and to provide for related matters.

DATE OF ASSENT: 28th March, 2013.

PASSED by Parliament and assented to by the President:

Sum of money to be issued from the Consolidated Fund for 2013 financial year.

1. Pursuant to article 179 (2) (a) of the Constitution a sum of money not exceeding Thirty-One Billion Eight Hundred and Forty-Five Million, Six Hundred and Sixty-Four Thousand, Eight Hundred and Nineteen Ghana Cedis (GH¢31,845,664,819.00) shall be issued from the Consolidated Fund and other funds during the Financial year commencing on the 1st day of January and ending on the 31st day of December, 2013
and shall be appropriated for the purposes specified in the First Schedule.

internally Generated Fund

2. That the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies listed in the first column of the Second Schedule be permitted to retain and use an amount of Two Billion, Eight Hundred and Sixty-Four Million, Two Hundred and Two Thousand, Nine hundred and Seventy Ghana Cedis (GH¢2,864,202,970.00) indicated in the second column of the Second Schedule being a part of the total amount specified in section 1 of this Act during the financial year commencing on the 1st day of January and ending on the 31st day of december, 2013.

Payment of money on authorization of Minister for Finance

3. The Controller and the Accountant-General may, on a Warrant issued on the authority of the Minister responsible for Finance, payout of the Consolidated Fund and other funds during the financial year ending on the 31st day of December, 2013 any sum not exceeding on the whole the sum of Thirty-One Billion eight Hundred and Forty-Five Million, six Hundred and sixty-Four Thousand, Eight Hundred and Nineteen
Ghana Cedis (GH¢31,845,664,819.00) referred to in Section 1 of this Act.

Commencement

4. This Act shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1 st day of January, 2013.

Repeal

5. The Appropriation Act, 2012 is hereby repealed.

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