Appropriation Act, 2019 (Act No. 24 of 2019)2. Appropriation of money for requirements of State |
| (1) | Appropriations by Parliament of money from the National Revenue Fund for the requirements of the State in the 2019/20 financial year to votes and the main divisions within a vote, and for the purposes that are specified, are set out in Schedule 1. |
| (2) | The spending of appropriations envisaged in subsection (1) is subject to this Act, the Public Finance Management Act and the Division of Revenue Act for the 2019/20 financial year. |
| (3) | The spending of funds withdrawn from the National Revenue Fund before this Act takes effect, as envisaged in section 29(1) of the Public Finance Management Act, is subject to section 7 of the Appropriation Act, 2018 (Act No. 4 of 2018). |
(4)
| (a) | For a national department within a vote, each segment of its transfer and subsidy in Schedule 1 is set out in Schedule 2. |
| (b) | Each segment set out in Schedule 2 and referred to in paragraph (a) is regarded as a main division of a vote for the purposes of this Act and the Public Finance Management Act. |
| (5) | An amount in Schedule 2 must be spent according to the purpose specified in that Schedule. |
| (6) | If a national department referred to in subsection (4)— |
| (a) | overspends the total amount of the transfer and subsidy it receives or the total amount for a segment regarded as a main division; or |
| (b) | spends an amount not in accordance with its purpose, |
it constitutes unauthorised expenditure in terms of the Public Finance Management Act.
| (7) | The head of the department that receives the transfer and subsidy is accountable for any unauthorised expenditure referred to in subsection (6). |