Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) (b) where the issue of those moneys has been authorised by an Appropriation or other Act made pursuant to the provisions of section 103. (2) Where any moneys are charged by this Constitution or an Act of Parliament upon the Consolidated Revenue Fund or any other public fund, they shall be paid out of that fund by the Government to the person or authority to whom payment is due. (3) No moneys shall be withdrawn from any public fund, other than the Consolidated Revenue Fund, unless the issue of those moneys has been authorised by or under an Act of Parliament. (4) An Act of Parliament may prescribe the manner in which withdrawals may be made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund or any other public fund. (5) The investment of moneys forming part of the Consolidated Revenue Fund shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament. (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), provision may be made by or under an Act of Parliament authorising withdrawals to be made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of making repayable advances. 103 Authorisation of expenditure from Consolidated Revenue Fund (1) The Minister for the time being responsible for finance shall cause to be prepared and laid before the House of Assembly, on a day on which the House sits, before or not later than thirty days after the start of each financial year estimates of the revenue and expenditure of Zimbabwe for that financial year: Provided that if, by reason of the prorogation or dissolution of Parliament, the provisions of this subsection cannot be complied with, the estimates of the revenue and expenditure shall be laid before the House of Assembly, on a day on which the House sits not later than thirty days after the date on which the House first meets after that prorogation or dissolution. [Subsection as amended by section 23 of Act 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17] (2) When the estimates of expenditure, other than expenditure charged upon the Consolidated Revenue Fund by this Constitution or an Act of Parliament, have been approved by the House of Assembly, a Bill, to be known as an Appropriation Bill, shall be introduced into the House providing for the issue from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the sums necessary to meet that expenditure and the appropriation of those sums, under separate votes for the several heads of expenditure approved, to the purposes specified therein. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 11 of 2007 – Amendment No. 18] (3) If in respect of any financial year it is found that the amount appropriated by the Appropriation Act to any purpose is insufficient or that a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose to which no amount has been appropriated by that Act, a supplementary estimate showing the sums required shall be laid before the House of Assembly and, when such estimates have been approved by the House, a supplementary Appropriation Bill shall be introduced into the House providing for the issue of such sums from the Consolidated Revenue Fund and the appropriation - 93 -

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