FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT

Section 35: Penalty for non-compliance with Part VI.

2007Section 35 of 57Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Where the reference commodity price rises above the predetermined level, the resulting excess proceeds shall be saved in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The savings of each Government in the Federation in pursuance to subsection (1) of this section shall be deposited in a separate account which shall form part of the respective Governments Consolidated Revenue Fund to be maintained at the Central Bank of Nigeria by each Government.
(3) The Central Bank of Nigeria shall, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, the State Commissioners of Finance, and Local Government Treasurers, invest, for and on behalf of the Governments in the Federation, the savings of each Government and such investment can be undertaken in a consolidated manner, provided that, the shares of each Government and income due to them from the investment are clearly identified.
(4) The Central Bank of Nigeria in the discharge of its obligation under subsection (3) of this section shall, observe the limits and conditions imposed by safety and prudential considerations and the need to maintain macro-economic stability and such safety and prudential conditions are to be agreed upon with Minister of Finance, State Commissioners of Finance and Local Government Treasurers.
(5) No Government in the Federation shall have access to the savings made in pursuance to subsection (2) of this section, unless the reference commodity price falls below the predetermined level for a period of three consecutive months.
(6) The augmentation referred to in subsection (5) of this section shall be limited to such sums that will bring the revenue of government to the level contained in its budget estimates.
(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (5) and (6) of this section and subject to agreement by Federal and State Governments in the Federation, a proportion of the savings may be appropriated in the following year for the capital projects and programmes.

Cite this section

Section 35, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT (2007).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/fiscal-responsibility-act/section/35/