New Zealand Legislation: Acts

12 Timing of first Appropriation Bill for financial year

• Except as otherwise provided by a resolution of the House of Representatives, the first Appropriation Bill that relates to a financial year must be introduced into the House of Representatives before the end of the first month after the start of that financial year.

  Section 12 was substituted, as from 21 December 1992, by section 13 Public Finance Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 142).

  Subsection (1)(a)(iii) was amended, as from 21 December 1992, pursuant to section 13(2) Public Finance Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 142) by substituting the words “Grants and benefits” for the words “Payments on behalf of the Crown”.

  Section 12 was substituted, as from 1 July 1994, by section 13 Public Finance Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 18).

  Parts 1 and 2 (sections 4 to 26A) were substituted by new Parts 1 and 2 (sections 4 to 26Z), as from 25 January 2005, by section 7 Public Finance Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 113). See sections 32 to 36 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.