Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549), article 24

24. (1) No expenditure shall be made or incurred by the Authority unless provision thereof had been made in the estimat es approved as provided in article 23. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-article (1) - (a) until the expiration of six months from the beginning of a financial year, or until the approval of the estimates for that year by th e House, whichever is the earlier date, the Authority may make or incur expenditure for carrying on its functions under this Act not exceeding in the aggrega te one-half of the amount approved for the preceding financial year; (b) expenditure approved in respect of a head or subhead of the estimates may, with t he approval of the Minister given after consultation with the Minister responsible for finance, be made or incurred in respect of another head or subhead of the estimates; (c) 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 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 as near as practicable apply to the supplementary estimates; (d) this shall not apply to certain emergency actions that may need to be taken by the authority, if no provision 20 [CAP. 549. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION for such action is available in the budget. Publication of approved estimates.