Article 178 of the Constitution of Ghana

Verbatim text

(1) No moneys shall be withdrawn from the Consolida ted Fund except— (a) to meet expenditure that is charged on that Fun d by this Constitution or by an Act of Parliament; or (b) where the issue of those moneys has been author ised— (i) by an Appropriation Act; or (ii) by a supplementary estimate approved by resolu tion of Parliament passed for the purpose; or (iii) by an Act of Parliament enacted under article 179 of this Constitution; or (iv) by rules or regulations made under an Act of P arliament in respect of trust moneys paid into the Consolidated Fund. (2) No moneys shall be withdrawn from any public fu nd, other than the Consolidated Fund and the Contingency Fund, unless the issue of those moneys has been authorised by or under the authority of an Act of Parliament.

What this means

The index files this text under article 178 of the Constitution of Ghana.
The row is titled “Withdrawal from Public Funds, etc.”.
The passage runs to about 141 words.

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