22. Authorisation of expenditure in advance of appropriation
If, despite the provisions of section 20, the Appropriation Act has not come into operation at the commencement of any financial year, the Minister shall authorise by Provisional General Warrant under his or her hand expenditure necessary to carry on the services of Government until the expiration of 4 months from the beginning of that financial year or the coming into operation of the Appropriation Act, whichever is the earlier, but any sum so authorised shall not exceed 1/3 of the aggregate of the sums provided for that service in the Appropriation Act of the previous financial