Part 1, **The Appropriation Act, 2001** [Margin: Short title.]

7 SIGNED this *24th* day of *April*, *2001*. ALHAJI AHMAD TEJAN KABBAH, *President.* (LS) **No. 2** [Coat of Arms: UNITY FREEDOM JUSTICE] **2001** **Sierra Leone** **The Appropriation Act, 2001** [Margin: Short title.] **Being an Act to provide for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2001.** *[1st January, 2001]* [Margin: Date of commencement.] 8 No. 2 *Appropriation Act* **2001** WHEREAS it is necessary to make provision for the issue from the Consolidated Fund of sums of money to meet the expenditure to carry on the services of the Government: NOW, THEREFORE, it is enacted by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled as follows:— [Margin: Commencement.] **1.** This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January, 2001. [Margin: Le433,555,000,000 granted for 2001.] **2.** The sum of four hundred and thirty-three billion, five hundred and fifty-five million leones shall be and is hereby granted to His Excellency the President for and during the year Two Thousand and One to be applied and expended in the manner described and for the several services set forth in the Schedule. [Margin: Le433,555,000,000 charged on revenue.] **3.** The sum of four hundred and thirty-three billion, five hundred and fifty-five million leones referred to in section 2, shall be and is hereby declared to be charged upon and made payable from and out of the Consolidated Fund for the year Two Thousand and One and the payment thereof shall be taken to begin on and immediately after the first day of January, Two Thousand and One. [Margin: Accountant-General's authority for payment.] **4.** The Accountant-General is hereby authorised and required to pay out of the Consolidated Fund for the several services specified in the Schedule, such sums as may be specified in the Warrant or Order of the Minister of Finance, issued from time to time up to the total sum of four hundred and thirty-three billion, five hundred and fifty-five million leones which shall come in course of payment during the year ending on the thirty-first day of December, Two Thousand and One.