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PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT
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1. Short title
2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order
Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)
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PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Public Finance Management Act.
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1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Act binds the Crown
4. Conflict of laws
5. Functions of the Minister
6. Powers of the Minister
7. Delegation of functions and powers
8. Functions of the Director of Finance
9. Powers of the Director of Finance
10. Functions of the Accountant General
11. Powers of the Accountant General
12. Functions of accounting officer
13. Payment into the Consolidated Fund
14. Payment from the Consolidated Fund
15. Establishment of Contingencies Fund
16. Transfer to the Contingencies Fund
17. Administration of Contingencies Fund
18. Financial statement in respect of Contingencies Fund
19. Advance from the Contingencies Fund
20. Establishment and transfer of a sinking fund
21. Administration of a sinking fund
22. Establishment of a special fund
23. Payment and accounting procedures applicable to a special fund
24. Closure of a special fund
25. Trust fund
26. Fiscal policy
27. Fiscal Policy Statement
28. Fiscal and budget survey
29. Budget circular
30. Guidelines
31. Estimates
32. Approval of Estimates
33. Appropriation for Contingencies Fund
34. Supplementary Estimate
35. Publication of Estimates
36. Execution of appropriation law
37. Prohibition against exceeding allocation in the budget
38. Warrants for withdrawal from Consolidated Fund
39. General Warrant
40. Provisional Warrant
(Substituted by Act 1 of 2022)
41. Contingencies Fund Warrant
42. Virement Warrant
43. Reallocation Warrant
44. Support for warrant
45. Limitations, conditions, suspension or cancellation of warrant
46. Lapse of appropriation and warrant
47. Commitments
48. Internal Audit Unit
49. Functions of Internal Audit Unit
50. Powers of Internal Audit Unit
51. Deposit
52. Banking arrangement
53. Refund of money
54. Set-off or write-off of debt, claim, settlement
55. Settlement of claims against the Government
56. Investment
57. Acquisition, use and safe custody of public assets
58. Debt due to Government
59. Enquiry and report on malfeasance
60. Accounting procedure
61. Disposal of assets
62. Annual borrowings
63. Loans and authority to sign loans
64. Proceeds of Government borrowing
65. Government guarantee, indemnity and other contingent liability
66. Government lending
67. Advance warrant
68. Imprest warrant
69. Charges on Consolidated Fund
70. Public debt management
71. Receipt of grant
72. Responsibility of responsible Minister with respect to a grant
73. Record of use of a grant
74. Accounting
75. Public Accounts
76. Reporting
77. Audit of Public Accounts
78. Responsibilities of a statutory body
79. Institutional arrangements
80. Operation on commercially sustainable basis
81. Representation on a board or controlling body of a statutory body
82. Strategic, financial, operational and business plan
83. Accounts and audit
84. Financial management
85. Dividend policy
86. Borrowing, lending, guaranteeing and other contingent liabilities
87. Appointment of Inquiry Committee
88. Functions of Inquiry Committee
89. Powers of the Inquiry Committee
90. Proceedings of Inquiry Committee
91. Notice of decision
92. Liability for non-compliance with financial management system
93. Power to surcharge
94. Grounds for surcharge
95. Notification of surcharge
96. Withdrawal of surcharge
97. Recovery of surcharge
98. Appeal against surcharge
99. Establishment of Appeals Tribunal
100. Tenure of Appeals Tribunal
101. Functions of Appeals Tribunal
102. Powers of Appeals Tribunal
103. Removal
104. Resignation
105. Secretary of Appeals Tribunal
106. Application for an appeal
107. Transmission of appeal documents
108. Hearing of Appeals Tribunal
109. Decisions of Appeals Tribunal
110. Costs
111. Decision final
112. Regulations
113. Repeal
114. Transition
115. Savings
Financial Regulations – Section 54
Procurement and Stores Regulations – Section 54
Resolution of House of Assembly to borrow for capital or current expenditure – COVID-19 Response, Recovery and Resilience Development Policy Programme – Section 63(1)(a)
RESOLUTION OF HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL OR CURRENT EXPENDITURE – COVID-19 RESPONSE, RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY PROGRAMME – SECTION 63(1)(A)
RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION OF HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL OR CURRENT EXPENDITURE – SIXTH WATER (VIEUX FORT WATER SUPPLY REDEVELOPMENT) PROJECT – AMENDED LOAN AGREEMENT – SECTION 63(1)
RESOLUTION OF HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY TO APPROVE AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO LAY THE ESTIMATES – SECTION 32(4)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL OR CURRENT EXPENDITURE – RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT – SECTION 63(1)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL OR CURRENT EXPENDITURE TO FINANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, INITIATIVES AND COVID-19 MITIGATION MEASURES – SECTION 63(1)(a)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL OR CURRENT EXPENDITURE – OPERATING EXPENSES IN THE HEALTH SECTOR RELATED TO THE COVID-19 VIRUS PANDEMIC – SECTION 63(1)(a)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL OR CURRENT EXPENDITURE – IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNLEASHING OF THE BLUE ECONOMY OF THE CARIBBEAN PROJECT – SECTION 63(1)(a)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL OR CURRENT EXPENDITURE – ORGANIZATION OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES DATA FOR DECISION MAKING PROJECT – SECTION 63(1)(a)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO WRITE OFF DEBT OWED TO THE GOVERNMENT BY FOND ST. JACQUES CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. FOR THE MOCHA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT – SECTION 54(1)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL AND CURRENT EXPENDITURE TO FINANCE SAFETY NETS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AFFECTED BY COVID-19 – SECTION 63(1)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL AND CURRENT EXPENDITURE TO SUPPORT THE MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES SECTOR POST COVID-19 – SECTION 63(1)
Resolution of Parliament to borrow for capital or current expenditure to provide Budgetary support for the fiscal year 2022/2023 – Section 63(1)(a)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL OR CURRENT EXPENDITURE – BUILDING CAPACITY AND RESILIENCE IN THE HEALTH SECTOR TO RESPOND TO THE CORONAVIRUS – 2019 PROJECT – SECTION 63(1)(a)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL OR CURRENT EXPENDITURE – BUILDING PUBLIC HEALTH RESILIENCE – CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 RESPONSE PROJECT – SECTION 63(1)(a)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO AUTHORIZE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE TO GUARANTEE BORROWING BY THE MILLENNIUM HEIGHTS MEDICAL COMPLEX – SECTION 65(1)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO AUTHORIZE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE TO GUARANTEE BORROWING BY ST. JUDE HOSPITAL – SECTION 65(1)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO ESTABLISH THE ANTI-CRIME INITIATIVE FUND – SECTION 22(1)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FUND TO THE CONTINGENCIES FUND – SECTION 16
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL OR CURRENT EXPENDITURE – RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF ST. JUDE HOSPITAL PROJECT – SECTION 63(1)(a)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL AND CURRENT EXPENDITURE TO ENHANCE THE RESILIENCE OF THE SAINT LUCIA FIRE SERVICE – SECTION 63(1)(a)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL AND CURRENT EXPENDITURE TO SUPPORT THE YOUTH ECONOMY PROJECT – SECTION 63(1)(a)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL OR CURRENT EXPENDITURE – EDUCATION REHABILITATION CLIMATE-LINKED FACILITY – SECTION 63(1)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL AND CURRENT EXPENDITURE TO FINANCE THE PATIENCE COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY PROJECT – SECTION 62(1)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO AUTHORIZE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE TO GUARANTEE A STUDENT LOAN LINE OF CREDIT ON BEHALF OF THE SAINT LUCIA DEVELOPMENT BANK – SECTION 65(1)
PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS – SECTION 112