Constitution 1973 § Article 83 — Authentication of schedule of authorised expenditure

Statutory text (English)

(1) The Prime Minister shall
authenticate by his signature a schedule specifying—
(a) the grants made or deemed to have been made by the National Assembly under
Article 82; and
(b) the several sums required to meet the expenditure charged upon the Federal
Consolidated Fund but not exceeding, in the case of any sum, the sum shown in
the statement previously laid before the National Assembly.

(2) The schedule so authenticated shall be laid before the National Assembly, but shall not be
open to discussion or vote thereon.

(3) Subject to the Constitution, no expenditure from the Federal Consolidated Fund shall be
deemed to be duly authorised unless it is specified in the schedule so authenticated and such schedule
is laid before the National Assembly as required by clause

(2).

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 83: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 49, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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