(1) The Minister for the time being responsible for finance shall
cause to be prepared and laid before the National Assembly before, or not later
than sixty days after, the commencement of each financial year estimates of the
revenues and expenditure of the Government for that financial year.
(2) When the estimates of expenditure (other than expenditure charged upon
the Consolidated Fund by this Constitution or by any law enacted by Parliament)
have been approved by the National Assembly, a bill known as an appropriation
bill, shall be introduced in the Assembly providing for the issue from the
Consolidated Fund of the sums, under separate votes for the several services
required, to the purposes specified therein.
(3) If in respect of any financial year it is found-
a) that the amount appropriated by the appropriation law to any purpose is
insufficient or that a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose to which no
amount has been appropriated by that law; or
b) that any moneys have been expended for any purpose in excess of the amount
appropriated to that purpose by the appropriation law or for a purpose to which
no amount has been appropriated by that law, a supplementary estimate showing the sums required or spent shall be laid
before the National Assembly and, when the supplementary appropriation shall
be introduced in the Assembly providing for the issue of such sums from the
Consolidated Fund and appropriating them to the purposes specified therein.