(1987) 20κτωβρίου19Β7 [ΤΡΙΑΝΤΑΦΥΛΛΙΔΗΣ,ΠΡ.,Α ΛΟΙΖΟΥ,ΜΑΛΑλΓΟΣ,ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΑΔΗΣ, ΣΑΒΒΙΔΗΣ,,\ΩΡΗΣ,ΣΤΥΛΙΑΝΙΔΗΣ,ΚΟΥΡΡΗΣ,Δ.Δ.] Α Ν Α Φ Ο Ρ Ι Κ Α ΜΕ Τ Ο Α Ρ Θ Ρ Ο 140Τ Ο Υ Σ Υ Ν Τ Α Γ Μ Α Τ Ο Σ Μεταξύ, ΠΡΟΕΔΡΟΥ Τ
Article 61of the Constitution, may exercise financial control on Public Corporate Bodies "Note This
IsanEngltshtoanslationofthejudgmentappearingatpp 1367 1362-1366ante Prcs.oiRepubllcv.HoueeofR'tives
(1987)(21 Articles 51
- 116, 122 138, 167 and 168 of the ConsbtuiiOHdonutexclude theexercise of thelegislativepower of theHouse of Repiesentatives in respect of matters of budgets and supplementary budgets nor do they create exclusivecompetence of the Executive Powerm relation tothem' Opinion accordingly Casesreferredto Presidentof the Republic υ Houseot Representatives
(1985)3 C L R 2789 Reference. 10 Reference by the President of the Republic for the opinion of the Supreme Court whether the provisions of the Public CorporateBodies (Voting of Budgets) Law, 1987 arerepugnantto orinconsistentwiththeprovisions ofArticles 51,54,58,61,80,81, 116,122,138 1 167.168andl79oftheConstitution. 15 L. Loucaides, DeputyAttorney-Generalofthe Republic,forthe President of the Republic. M. Christophides, for the House of Representatives. Cur. adv.vult. TRIANTAFYLLIDES P. read the following Opinion of the 20 Court:On 10 June 1987 the President of the Republic referred,
Article 140of the
Constitution,totheSupreme Courtfor its Opinion the question of whether the Public Corporate Bodies (Voting of Budgets) Law, 1987, is repugnant to, or inconsistent with, the provisions of Article 51, 54, 58, 61, 80, 81, 116, 122, 25 138, 167, 168 and 179 of theConstitution. The said Law was enacted by the House of Representatives on 28 May 1987 (thetext of theLaw is attached hereto). On 29 May 1987 the Houseof Representatives notified thesaid Law to the President of the Republic, who before promulgating the Law
Article 52of the Constitution, filed the present Reference.
30 In accordance with the said Law / the budgets and supplementary budgets of the Public Corporate Bodies will be introduced to the House of Representatives for the voting of the 35 expenditures included inthem. The Supreme Court, on 29 July 1987, heard, through their counsel, arguments onbehalf of thePresidentof theRepublicand 1368 3C.L.R. Pres.of Republicv.HouseofR'tives TriantafylliJes P. theHouseofRepresentatives, inaccordancewithArticle 140.2of the Constitution. The Supreme Court considered the matter referred to itand its unanimous Opinion isthe following: 5 1.PublicCorporate Bodiesarecreated andfunction byvirtueof legislation which defines, amongst others,the natureand manner of the control of theState over them. 2.TheHouseofRepresentatives, intheexerciseofitslegislative power,
Article61oftheconstitution, mayexercise financial 10 control on Public Corporate Bodies. 3. As it is to be inevitably inferred from the reasoning of the unanimous Opinion of the Supreme Court in Reference 7/85, dated 7 November 1985*, the House of Representatives in the exercise of its legislative • power,
Article 61of the 15 Constitution, may approve and amend budgets and supplementary budgets.
- Consequently the said Law, which provides about financial control over Public Corporate Bodies by the House of Representativesintheexerciseofitslegislativepower,bythevoting 20 of the expenditures included in the budgets and supplementary budgets of Public Corporate Bodies, is not repugnant to, or inconsistentwith,Article61oftheConstitution.
- Also the said Law isnot repugnant to, or, inconsistent with, Articles 51, 54, 58, 80, 81, 116, 122, 138, 167 and 168 of the 25 Constitution because these Articlesdonot excludethe exerciseof thelegislativepoweroftheHouseofRepresentativesinrespectof mattersofbudgetsandsupplementary budgetsnordothey create exclusivecompetenceoftheExecutivePowerinrelationtothem. 6.Asitisnotrepugnant to,or,inconsistentwith,Articles51,54, 30 58,61,80,81,116,122,138,167 and 168oftheConstitution the said Law is not unconstitutional as repugnant to, or, inconsistent with,Article 179of the Constitution.
- In concluding the Supreme Court observes that the desirability of the enactment of the Lawinquestion isnot subject 35 tothe controlof the Supreme Court. m
(1985)3CL.R.2789. 1369 TriantafyUldee P. Pres.ofRepubllcv.Houeeof R'tives
(1987)Thepresent Opinion isnotified inaccordancewith Article140.2 of theConstitution,tothePresidentoftheRepublic andtheHouse of Representatives. Opinion as above. A LAW PROVIDINGFOR T H E VOTING O F T H E ANNUAL B U D G E T SO FPUBLIC C O R P O R A T E B O D I E S BYT H E H O U S E O F REPRESENTATIVES. T h e H o u s e ofRepresentative votes a sfollows: shon Title 1.This Law shall bereferred t oasthe Public C o r p o r a t e Bodies (Voting ofBudgets) L a w 1 9 8 7 . i"'«p""""" 2 . In this law,unless t h e context otherwise requires «Public C o r p o r a t e Body» m e a n s a n y public corporate b o d y o rother organisation of public lawestablished orto b e established inthe public interest b ylawa n d includes the Cyprus T e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s Authority, t h e Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, t h eElectricity Authority of Cyprus, t h eC y p r u s Tourism Organization. votingof bud^L ofthe co b l C r D t e bod 1 C i by οιReprT seniles 3
(1)Notwithstanding t h e provisions ofa n y other law * w n e r e t n e r e i s n o t included therein a n y special provision for t h e voting of t h e annual b u d g e t of expenditure ofeach public corporate body, the aforesaid budget in respect of each financial year as well asany other supplementary budget shall be introduced to the House of Representatives for voting of the expenses included therein. anc
(2)Each budget of the respective public corporate body and each supplementary budget are made and introduced totheHouse of Representatives forvoting in the same manner and procedure mutatis mutandis applicable to the budget of the Republic or the supplemmentary budgets ofthe Republic. Commen4.This lawshall be applicable inrespect ofthe budgets «memo! Q f p u b i j c corporate bodies relating tothe financial year ofthi·uw which follows theyear when this law shall have been published. 1370