(1) The Accountant General or a public officer authorized in writing by the Accountant General must sign each cheque drawn on a bank account.
(2) The Accountant General may give written authorization to one or more public officers who may, in addition to the Accountant General, sign a cheque drawn on a bank account.
(3) The Accountant General may limit an authorization under subregulation (2) in relation to —
(a) the amount of a cheque which a public officer may sign;
(b) any other matter as the Accountant General determines.
(4) The signature of the Accountant General on a cheque drawn on a bank account may be an electronic reproduction of his or her signature.
(5) The Accountant General may approve an electronic reproduction of other signatures on a cheque.