New Zealand Legislation: Acts

7 Appropriations for expenses and for capital expenditure to be incurred

• (1) A separate appropriation, in accordance with which the Crown is authorised to incur expenses or capital expenditure, is made for each of—

  • (a) the categories of output expenses set out in column 3 of Schedule 1:

  • (b) the categories of benefits or other unrequited expenses set out in column 3 of Schedule 1:

  • (c) the categories of other expenses set out in column 3 of Schedule 1:

  • (d) the categories of capital expenditure set out in column 3 of Schedule 1.

  (2) Each appropriation provided by subsection (1) is limited to—

  • (a) either—

    • (i) the amount authorised by the Appropriation (2008/09 Estimates) Act 2008 for the relevant appropriation as varied by the amount specified in column 4 of Schedule 1 alongside the relevant appropriation; or

    • (ii) if no amount was authorised by the Appropriation (2008/09 Estimates) Act 2008 for the relevant appropriation, the amount specified in column 4 of Schedule 1 alongside the relevant appropriation; and

  • (b) the scope shown in the Supplementary Estimates for the relevant appropriation.

  (3) The appropriations provided by subsection (1) include the expenses and capital expenditure that have been incurred—

  • (a) under any Imprest Supply Act passed in relation to this year; and

  • (b) in advance, but within the scope, of one of those appropriations.