Article 106: Authorisation of expenditure in advance of appropriation

Chapter IX - Finance

Parliament may make provision under which, if the Appropriation Act in respect of any financial year has not come into operation by the beginning of that financial year, the Minister responsible for finance may authorise the withdrawal of moneys from the Consolidated Fund for the purpose of meeting expenditure necessary to carry on the government of Malta until the expiration of four months from the beginning of that financial year or the coming into operation of the Appropriation Act, whichever is the earlier.

The provision made in pursuance of sub-article (1) of this article shall include provision for the making of elections of Parliament in such circumstances as are referred to in that sub-article.

Any sums withdrawn in pursuance of the provision made under sub-article (1) of this article shall be included, under appropriate heads, in the first Appropriation Bill laid before the House of Representatives after the withdrawal of the sums aforesaid.

Notes

This article provides for the authorization of expenditure from the Consolidated Fund before the passage of an Appropriation Act, allowing the Minister of Finance to withdraw funds for up to four months to ensure the continued operation of government. It requires that such expenditure be included in the first Appropriation Bill laid before the House after the withdrawals.