2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

158.   Expenditure review and appropriate action

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    (1)   An accounting officer shall—

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      (a)     undertake a regular review of each expenditure vote account and each revenue account to which he or she is designated; and

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      (b)     take appropriate action where it appears likely that there will be insufficient money on an expenditure vote account to meet anticipated expenditures for the remainder of the financial year.

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    (2)   In the case of insufficient funds on an expenditure vote account, the following types of measures constitute appropriate action—

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      (a)     measures to reduce expenditure;

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      (b)     measures to identify sufficient money to meet the anticipated expenditures for the remainder of the financial year.