Cap. 626 Art. 20Expenditure to be according to approved estimates.

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

Authority unless provision therefor has been made in the estimates approved as provided in article 19.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-article (1):

(a) until the expiration of six (6) months from the beginning of a financial year, or until the approval of the estimates for that year by the Minister, whichever is the earlier date, the Authority may make or incur expenditure for carrying out its functions under this Act or any other special law which the Authority is entitled to administer or enforce not exceeding in the aggregate one-half of the amount approved by the Minister 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 with the concurrence of 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 Authority 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;

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