Appropriation Act 2004 · As enacted
Section 5
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Power to transfer unexpended moneys allocated to Recurrent Expenditure to another allocation within the same Programme or to another Programme under the same Head of expenditure
Any moneys which, by virtue of the provisions of the First Schedule to this Act, have been allocated to
Recurrent Expenditure under any Programme appearing under any Head specified in that Schedule, but have not been expended or are not likely to be expended, may be transferred to the allocation of Capital Expenditure within that
Programme, or to the allocation of Recurrent Expenditure or Capital Expenditure under any other Programme within that Head by order of the Secretary to the Treasury or any officer authorised by him.
No moneys allocated to Capital Expenditure under any Programme appearing under any Head specified in the
First Schedule to this Act shall be transferred out of that
Programme or to any allocation of Recurrent Expenditure of that Programme.
Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), any money allocated to Recurrent or Capital Expenditure under the “Public Resources Management” Programme appearing under the Head “Department of National Budget” specified in the First Schedule may be transferred to any other
Programme under any other Head in the Schedule by order of the Secretary to the Treasury or any officer authorised by him. The money so transferred shall be deemed to have been covered by a supplementary estimate submitted by the appropriate Minister.