Financial Management of Parliament Act, 2009 (Act No. 10 of 2009)Chapter 3 : Planning and Budgeting20. Unauthorised expenditure |
| (1) | This section applies to any unauthorised expenditure incurred by Parliament, other than the unauthorised expenditure of funds derived from Parliament's own resources, including donor funds. |
[Section 20(1) amended by section 10 of Act No. 34 of 2014]
| (2) | Unauthorised expenditure incurred by Parliament does not become a charge against the National Revenue Fund, unless— |
| (a) | the expenditure is an overspending of Parliament’s approved budget and Parliament appropriates an additional amount to cover the overspending; or |
| (b) | the expenditure is unauthorised for another reason and Parliament authorises the expenditure as a direct charge against the National Revenue Fund. |
| (3) | Parliament must advise the National Treasury of any unauthorised expenditure that is authorised in terms of subsection (2). |
| (4) | If Parliament authorises unauthorised expenditure in terms of subsection (2) but does not appropriate an additional amount to cover the amount of the unauthorised expenditure, the unauthorised expenditure becomes a charge against Parliament’s own funds. |
| (5) | Any unauthorised expenditure that Parliament does not approve must be recovered from the person responsible for the unauthorised expenditure. |