Section 128, REPEALED THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE 1978-12

(1) The Minister for the time being responsible for finance shall cause to be prepared and laid before Parliamentin each financial year estimates of the revenues and expenditure of Sierra Leone for the next following financial year. (2) The Head of the expenditure a) of the estimates shall be included in a Bill to be known as an Appropriation Bill which shall be introduced into Parliament to provide for the issue from the Consolidated Fund of the sums of money necessary to meet that expenditure and the appropriation of those sums for the purposes specified therein; and b) of the Consolidated Fund payments shall be laid before Parliament for the information of the members thereof. (3) Where, in respect of any financial year, it is found that the amount of moneys appropriated by the Appropriation Act for any purpose is insufficient or that a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose for which no amount of moneys has been appropriated by that Act, a supplementary estimate showing the sum of money required shall be laid before Parliament. (4) Where, in respect of any financial year, a supplementary estimate has been approved by Parliament in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3) of this Section, a Supplementary Appropriation Bill shall be introduced in Parliament in the financial year next following the financial year to which the estimates relate, providing for the appropriation of the sums so approved for the purposes specified in that estimate. (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding subsection of this Section, the Minister for the time being responsible for finance may cause to be prepared and laid before Parliament estimates of revenue and expenditure of Sierra Leone for periods of over one year. Authorisation of Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation.