Constitutional Matters III - Constitution (Financial Procedure) Order · Revised Edition · Part 3
11. Payment of moneys
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No moneys shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund except in the manner provided by this section.
Consolidated Fund
“Consolidated Fund” means the Fund established by Article 58 of the Constitution;
The Minister shall, by warrant under his hand, authorise the issue from the Consolidated Fund of sums to meet the due cost of any service properly charged upon the Consolidated Fund, and such sums shall be accounted in the Consolidated Revenue Account.
Constitution (Financial Procedure)
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The Minister may, by warrant under his hand, authorise the issue from the Consolidated Fund of sums to meet the expenditure appropriated by a Supply Act or authorised by law in accordance with the provisions of Article 63 of the Constitution and such sums shall be accounted in the Consolidated Revenue Account:
Provided that the aggregate of such sums under each head of expenditure shall not exceed the total sum so appropriated or authorised in respect of such head.
Notwithstanding any general or special authority which may have been given by the Minister, it shall be within the discretion of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to limit, suspend or cancel any expenditure, or part of such expenditure, so authorised.
The Minister may, by warrant under his hand, authorise the issue from the Consolidated Fund of sums to be applied for the purposes for which funds shall have been appropriated by or in accordance with any written law authorising the raising of a loan and such sums shall be accounted in the
Consolidated Loan Account.
No moneys accounted in the Consolidated Trust Account shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund except for the purposes of a trust or under the authority of a law.
The Minister or any person authorised under subsection (3)
of section 8 in respect of any trust account or class of trust accounts may withdraw moneys accounted in the Consolidated Trust Account.
Every warrant issued under this section for the service of any financial year shall lapse and cease to have any effect at the close of that year.
financial year
“financial year” means a period of 12 months ending on the 31st day of March in any year;
Terms defined in art 2
Consolidated Fund
Defined · art 2“Consolidated Fund” means the Fund established by Article 58 of the Constitution;
financial year
Defined · art 2“financial year” means a period of 12 months ending on the 31st day of March in any year;