Cap. 350 Art. 27Estimates of the Authority.

(1) The Authority shall in every financial year cause to be prepared, and shall not later than eight weeks before the end of each such year adopt, estimates of the income and expenditure of the Authority for the next following financial year.

(2) The estimates shall be made out in such form and shall contain such information and such comparisons with previous years as the Prime Minister, after consultation with the Minister responsible for finance, may require.

(3) A copy of the estimates of the Authority shall, upon their adoption by the Authority, be sent forthwith by the Authority to the Prime Minister.

(4) The Prime Minister shall, at the earliest opportunity, and not later than the first sitting of the House of Representatives after six weeks from the receipt of the copy of the estimates of the Authority, cause such estimates to be laid before the House of Representatives.

(5) The Authority’s estimates shall, as soon as practicable, be published in the Government Gazette.

(6) All duties imposed by sub-articles (1) to (5) shall be without prejudice to the provisions of article 118(8) of the Constitution.