Constitution Act 1986

The Legislature - Parliament and public finance

21: Bills appropriating public money

You could also call this:

"Laws about spending public money"

A law called the Constitution Act 1986 has a part about bills that use public money. You can find this law on the New Zealand legislation website. This part of the law is called section 21 and it was repealed, which means it is no longer in use, on 17 May 2005. It was repealed by section 5 of the Constitution Amendment Act 2005.

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20: Lapse or reinstatement of parliamentary business, or

"What happens to Parliament's unfinished work when a session or Parliament ends"

22: Parliamentary control of public finance, or

"The government needs permission from Parliament to collect taxes, borrow money, or spend public money."

Part 3The Legislature
Parliament and public finance

21Bills appropriating public money (Repealed)

Notes

Section 21: repealed, on 17 May 2005, by section 5 of the Constitution Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 48).