Cap. 542 Art. 25Expenditure to be according to approved estimates.

(1) No expenditure shall be made or incurred by the

Council unless provision thereof has been made in the estimates approved as provided in article 21.

(2) Except for funds generated by the Council itself or received from non-State sources, the Council shall remain within the parameters of capital and recurrent expenditure allocated to it by the Minister as authorised by the Minister responsible for finance.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-articles (1) and (2) -

(a) until the expiration of six months from the beginning of a financial year, or until the approval of the estimates for that year, whichever is the earlier date, the Council may make or incur expenditure for carrying on its functions under this Act not exceeding in the aggregate one-half of the amount approved for the preceding financial year;

(b) expenditure approved in respect of a head or sub-head of the estimates may, with the approval of the Minister, given after consultation with the Minister responsible for finance, be made or incurred in respect of another head or sub-head of the estimates;

(c) in respect of the first financial year, the Council may make or incur expenditure not exceeding in the aggregate such amounts as the Minister responsible for finance may, after consultation with the Minister, allow; and

(d) if in respect of any financial year it is found that the amount approved in the estimates is not sufficient or a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose not provided for in the estimates, the Council may adopt supplementary estimates for approval by the Minister, and in any such case the provisions of this Act applicable to the estimates shall as near as practicable apply to the supplementary estimates.