Cap. 621 чл. 21Estimates and expenditure.

(1) The Director shall, not later than sixteen (16) weeks before the end of each financial year, submit to the Board of the Bureau estimates of the income and expenditure of the Bureau for the following financial year.

(2) In the preparation of such estimates the Bureau shall endeavour to ensure that the sums to be allocated to the Bureau, together with any sums retained in accordance with the proviso to sub-article (5) of article 19 are at least sufficient to meet all sums properly chargeable to its income and expenditure accounts including, but without prejudice to the generality of that expression, depreciation.

(3) The estimates shall be made out in such form, and shall contain such information, and such comparisons with previous years, as the Board may direct.

(4) Not later than three (3) weeks from the receipt of such estimates from the Director, the Board shall consider such estimates and shall transmit the same with or without amendments to the Minister for his approval.

(5) Before the end of the financial year, the Minister shall approve and adopt such estimates with or without amendments.

(6) If in respect of any financial year it is found that the amount so approved is not sufficient or a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose not provided for in the estimates, the Director shall cause supplementary estimates to be prepared and to be sent forthwith to the Board for transmission to the Minister for his approval, and in any such case the provisions of this article shall as far as practicable apply to the supplementary estimates.