Cap. 594 Art. 31Capital revenue of Jobsplus.

(1) Jobsplus shall be paid out of the Consolidated

Fund such sums as the House may approve in accordance with the following provisions:

Provided that, in relation to its functions, other than those in connection with its function as an employment service for the purposes of article 110 of the Constitution, nothing in this Act shall prevent Jobsplus from entering into arrangements for securing part of its funds from sources other than the public revenue.

(2) Jobsplus shall cause to be prepared in every financial year, and shall not later than six weeks before the end of each financial year adopt, estimates of the income and expenditure of Jobsplus for the next following financial year.

(3) The estimates shall be made in such form and shall contain such information and such comparisons with previous estimates as the Minister may direct.

(4) Jobsplus shall, within the first three months of the financial year, make a report of its activities during the previous financial year containing such information relating to the functions and activities of Jobsplus as the Minister may from time to time require.

(5) A copy of the estimates of Jobsplus, together with a copy of the report, shall, upon their adoption by the Board, be sent forthwith to the Minister.

(6) The Minister shall, at the earliest opportunity and not later than four weeks after he has received a copy of the estimates and of the report of Jobsplus, or, if at any time the House is not in session, within four weeks from the beginning of the next following session, cause such estimates and such report to be laid before the House together with a motion that the House approve the said estimates. Not less than one sitting shall be allotted for the debate in the House on such motion; and both the motion and the approval of the estimates by the House may be with or without amendment to the estimates.

(7) No expenditure shall be incurred by Jobsplus that has not been approved by the House:

Provided that -

(a) until the expiration of six months from the beginning of a financial year or until the approval of the estimates for that year, Jobsplus may make or incur expenditure for carrying out 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, be incurred in respect of another head or sub-head of the estimates;

(c) if in respect of any financial year it is found that the amount approved by the House is not sufficient, or if a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose not provided for in the estimates, Jobsplus may adopt supplementary estimates for approval by the House and, pending such approval, but subject to it being given, Jobsplus may in special circumstances and with the approval of the Minister, incur the relative expenditure; and the provisions of this Act applicable to the estimates shall, as near as practicable, apply to the supplementary estimates.

(8) All estimates and supplementary estimates approved by the House shall, as soon as practicable, be published in the Gazette.