Delegation of Powers (Ministry of Finance) (No. 2) Notification

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Revised Edition
published on 25 Mar 1992

Interpretation Act

(Chapter 1)

Delegation of Powers (Ministry of
Finance) (No. 2) Notification

N 4

G.N. No. S 166/1990

REVISED EDITION 1990

(25th March 1992)

[15th March 1990]

Citation

1. This Notification may be cited as the Delegation of Powers (Ministry of Finance) (No. 2) Notification.

Definitions

2. For the purposes of this Notification —

“accounting officer” means any public officer who is appointed by the Permanent Secretary, Budget Division of the Ministry of Finance, to account for the management of funds voted under specified heads of the estimates of expenditure;

“Establishment List” means the list laid before Parliament under section 17(2) of the Financial Procedure Act [Cap. 109].

Officers deputed to exercise Minister’s powers

3. The Minister has deputed —

(a)

the Permanent Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Directors and Deputy Directors in the Budget Division of the Ministry of Finance —

(i)	to exercise the powers conferred upon the Minister by section 17(3) of the Financial Procedure Act in respect of all posts in the Establishment List except political appointments; and
(ii)	to exercise the powers conferred upon the Minister by section 17 (4) of that Act; and

(b)

the accounting officers of all Ministries and Organs of State —

(i)

to exercise the powers conferred upon the Minister by section 17(3) of the Financial Procedure Act:

Provided that —

(A)	the addition or alteration to the Establishment List shall not result in an increase in the total number of political appointments or personnel whose salaries and other emoluments are to be met from the allocations of funds under the head of expenditure; and
(B)	the addition or alteration to the Establishment List shall not result in an increase in the total expenditure on manpower under the head of expenditure; and

(ii)

to exercise the powers conferred upon the Minister by section 17 (4) of that Act.

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