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Section 111: Consolidated Fund.

In force, as amendedThe Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991, Sierra Leone

(1) There shall be a Consolidated Fund into which, subject to the provisions of this section, shall be paid— a. all revenues or other moneys raised or received for the purpose of, or on behalf of, the Government; b. any other moneys raised or received in trust for or on behalf of the Government; and c. all revenues and moneys payable by or under any bilateral or multilateral agreement. (2) The revenues or other moneys referred to in subsection (1) shall not include revenues or other moneys— a. that are payable by or under an Act of Parliament into some other fund established for a specific purpose; or b. that may by or under an Act of Parliament, be retained by the department of Government that received them for the purpose of defraying the expenses of that department. (3) No moneys shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund except— a. to meet expenditure that is charged upon the Fund by this Constitution or by an Act of Parliament; or b. where the issue of those moneys has been authorised— i. by an Appropriation Act; or ii. by a Supplementary Estimate approved by a resolution of Parliament passed in that behalf; or iii. by an Act of Parliament enacted pursuant to the provisions of sections 112 and 113 of this Constitution; or iv. by rules or regulations made under an Act of Parliament in respect of trust moneys paid into the Consolidated Fund. (4) No moneys shall be withdrawn from any public fund, other than the Consolidated Fund and the Contingencies Fund, unless the issues of those moneys have been authorised by or under the authority of an Act of Parliament. Authorisation of expenditure from Consolidated Fund.

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