97 (2) Where any advance is made from the Contingencies Fund, a supplementary estimate shall be laid before the House, and a bill or motion shall be introduced in that House, as soon as possible, for the purpose of replacing the amount so advanced. Power to borrow or lend 204. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Government, through the Minister responsible for finance, may borrow or raise moneys from any reputable source. (2) The Minister responsible for finance shall not borrow, guarantee or raise a loan on behalf of Government or any other public institution, authority or person except as authorised by or under an Act of Parliament. (3) that ­ An Act of Parliament made under subsection (2) shall provide, among other things, (a) the terms and conditions of the loan shall be laid before Parliament and shall not come into operation unless they have been approved by a resolution of Parliament; and (b) any moneys received in respect of the loan referred to in paragraph (a) shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund and form part of that Fund or into some other public fund existing or created for the purpose of the loan. (4) The House may, by resolution, authorise the Government to enter into an agreement for the giving of a loan or a grant out of any public fund or public account. (5) An agreement entered into in terms of subsection (4) shall be laid before the House and shall not come into operation unless it has been approved by the House by resolution. (6) For the purposes of this section, the expression “loan” includes any money lent or given to or by the Government on condition of return or repayment and any other form of borrowing or lending in respect of which ­ (a) moneys from the Consolidated Fund or any other public fund may be used for payment or repayment; or (b) moneys from any fund by whatever name called, established for the purposes of payment or repayment whether in whole or in part and whether directly or indirectly, may be used for payment or repayment. (7) Parliament may by law exempt any categories of loans from the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) subject to such conditions as Parliament may prescribe. Public debt 205. (1) All debt charges for which Swaziland is liable shall be a charge on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund. (2) For the purposes of this section “debt charges” includes interest on that debt, sinking fund charges, the repayment or amortisation of debt and all expenditure in connection with the raising of loans on the security of the revenues of Swaziland or the Consolidated Fund and on the service and redemption of debt thereby created. The Central Bank 97