S.L. 363.1 Art. 26Payments.

(1) Payments of money due from the Council shall, other than petty cash, be made by cheque, bank transfer, or other instrument jointly drawn by the Mayor and the Secretary on the Council’s bank accounts.

(2) All payment orders and invoices shall be certified correct by the Secretary prior to payment. For this purpose the Secretary shall examine the documents and shall be entitled to make enquiries and receive such information as he requires.

(3) Orders for payment shall he certified by the Secretary. approved by the Council and signed according to order 32(1) of the Standing Orders contained in the Sixth Schedule to the Act.

(4) The Secretary shall satisfy the Council that -

(a) all documentation is properly compiled and correct;

(b) overpayment or the duplication of payment is prevented;

(c) cheques, direct payments, and inter-bank transfers are correctly prepared;

(d) remittance advices are correctly prepared and despatched with payments.