Part 1, **The Appropriation Act, 2002** [Margin: Short title.]

ACT *Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXXXIII, No. 21* *dated 18th April, 2002* SIGNED this *10th* day of *April, 2002.* ALHAJI AHMAD TEJAN KABBAH, *President.* (LS) No. 8 [Coat of Arms] 2002 Sierra Leone **The Appropriation Act, 2002** [Margin: Short title.] **Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2002.** *[1st January, 2002]* [Margin: Date of commencement.] 2 No. 8 *Appropriation Act* 2002 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, 2002. [Margin: Le431,901,036,000.00 granted for 2002.] **2.** The sum of four hundred and thirty one billion, nine hundred and one million and thirty six thousand leones shall be and is hereby granted to His Excellency the President for and during the year two thousand and two to be applied and expended in the manner herein described and for the several services set forth in the Schedule. [Margin: Le431,901,036,000.00 charged on revenue.] **3.** The sum of four hundred and thirty one billion, nine hundred and one million and thirty six thousand 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 two and the payment thereof shall be taken to begin immediately after the first day of January, two thousand and two. [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 one billion, nine hundred and one million and thirty six thousand leones which shall come in course of payment during the year ending on the thirty-first day of December, two thousand and two.