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Article 176 of the Constitution of Ghana

Article
176
Index row title
The Consolidated Fund
Source document
The ghana constitution
Provision ID
ecaaeebb-06aa-4518-8a9e-52e60a17840e

127 words

Verbatim text

(1) There shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund, subject to the provisions of this article— (a) all revenues or other moneys raised or received for the purposes of, or on behalf of, the Government; and (b) any other moneys raised or received in trust fo r, or on behalf of, the Government, (2) The revenues or other moneys referred to in cla use (1) of this article shall not include revenues or other moneys— (a) that are payable by or under an Act of Parliame nt into some other fund established for specific purposes; or (b) that may, by or under an Act of Parliament, be retained by the department of government that received them for the purposes of defraying th e expenses of that department.

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  • The index files this text under article 176 of the Constitution of Ghana.
  • The passage runs to about 127 words.

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