Appropriation (Amendment) Act 2022

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s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation

(Amendment) Act, No. 21 of 2022.

s 2Amendment of Section 2 of Act, No. 30 of 2021

Section 2 of the Appropriation Act, No. 30 of 2021

(hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended as follows :-

(1)

In subsection (1) of that section–

(a)

by the substitution for the words “ rupees two thousand seven hundred ninety six billion four hundred forty six million five hundred fifty eight thousand”, of the words “ rupees three thousand three hundred thirty billion two hundred twenty six million five hundred fifty eight thousand” ; and

(b)

by the substitution in paragraph (b) of that subsection, for the words “rupees three thousand two hundred billion”, of the words

“three thousand eight hundred fourty four billion”;

(2)

in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution for the words, “ rupees two thousand seven hundred ninety six billion four hundred forty six million five hundred fifty eight thousand”, of the words “rupees three thousand three hundred thirty billion two hundred twenty six million five hundred fifty eight thousand”; and

(3)

in subsection (4) of that section, by the substitution for the words, “ rupees two thousand six hundred twenty three billion one hundred twenty three million four hundred fourty two thousand”, of the words

“rupees two thousand nine hundred one billion one hundred twenty three million four hundred forty two thousand”.

s 3Insertion of new section 9A in the principal enactment

The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after Section 9 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 9A of that enactment:–

9A. Notwithstanding anything contained in the resolutions passed by Parliament under paragraph (2) of Article 150 of the Constitution during the period so far in year 2022, making financial provision for expenditure for the period commencing on January 1, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2022 all such sums of money which have been expended during the respective periods, out of the moneys allocated by such resolutions to any programme appearing under any head specified in such resolutions and any moneys which have not been expended on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this

Act shall for all purposes be deemed to be included in the moneys allocated to the corresponding Programme appearing under the corresponding Head, as specified in the First

Schedule to this Act.”.

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