Section 44: Annual estimates

44. Annual estimates (1) The Commissioner to whom responsibility for the subject of finance is assigned shall, not later than 31 March in every year, submit to the Regional Assembly in respect of its function, draft estimates of recurrent revenue, recurrent expenditure, capital revenue and capital expenditure for the next financial year. [Issue 7] R30 – 20 Revised Laws of Mauritius (2) The Regional Assembly shall approve the draft estimates submitted in accordance with subsection (1), subject to such modifications as it thinks fit. (3) The Chief Commissioner shall, not later than 15 April in every year— (a) transmit to the Minister the draft estimates approved by the Regional Assembly under subsection (2) for consideration by Cabinet; and (b) at the same time, transmit to the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of finance is assigned, a copy of the draft estimates referred to in paragraph (a). (4) Cabinet shall, having regard to the various criteria referred to in section 46, determine the quantum of financial resources to be allocated to Rodrigues in respect of recurrent expenditure and capital expenditure for the financial year. (5) The total quantum of the financial resources to be allocated to Rodrigues as determined under subsection (4) shall be entered under the appropriate item of the draft estimates in the Appropriation Bill for the financial year. (6) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Commissioner to whom responsibility for the subject of finance is assigned shall, not later than 30 April 2009, in respect of the period of 6 months ending 31 December 2009, submit to the Regional Assembly in respect of its functions, draft estimates of recurrent revenue and recurrent expenditure and capital revenue and capital expenditure for that period. (7) This section and section 45, as enacted before being amended by the Additional Stimulus Package (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, shall apply to the draft estimates submitted in accordance with subsection (6), subject to the time limit of 15 April being construed as 15 May 2009. (8) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Commissioner to whom responsibility for the subject of finance is assigned shall, not later than 31 October 2015, in respect of the period of 6 months ending 30 June 2016, submit to the Regional Assembly in respect of its functions, draft estimates of recurrent revenue and recurrent expenditure and capital revenue and capital expenditure for that period. [S. 44 amended by s. 20 (e) of Act 1 of 2009 w.e.f. 16 April 2009; 1 September 2009; s. 17 (3) (c) of Act 1 of 2015 w.e.f. 1 January 2016.] (S. 44 came into operation on 30 September 2002.)