Cap. 174 Art. 19Payment of all moneys into bank.

The Accountant General shall, from day to day, cause to be paid into the bank to the credit of the proper account, all public moneys collected or received at the Treasury, including Savings

Bank deposits:

Provided that the Accountant General may retain in hand such amount as may be deemed necessary to meet daily requirements, which amount shall not, however, except with the written authority of the Minister, exceed seventy thousand euro (70,000) in respect of moneys payable to the credit of the Public Account exclusive of any moneys temporarily held by the Accountant General pending withdrawal from circulation and destruction, and forty-seven thousand euro (47,000) in respect of moneys payable to the credit of the Malta Government Savings Bank Account. Provided that, where the Minister so directs, accounting officers may deduct from the gross amount of their collections such sums as may be required to enable them to effect payments of drawback, repayments or refunds.