(1) Monies shall not be paid out of the Consolidated Fund except —
(a) to meet expenditure which is chargeable on it under the Constitution of Saint Lucia or another enactment;
(b) where the payment has been authorized by an Appropriation Act or by a warrant approved by the Minister under this Act;
(c) for repaying monies received in error into the Consolidated Fund; or
(d) for paying such sums as may be required for a refund, rebate or drawback where the payment of that refund, rebate or drawback is provided for in an enactment.
(2) Monies shall not be paid out of the Consolidated Fund except in accordance with this Act.
(3) Monies forming part of the Consolidated Fund which are —
(a) deposited with a bank or other financial institution; or
(b) invested in an authorized manner,
shall not, for the purposes of this section, be considered to have been issued from the Consolidated Fund by reason only of that deposit or investment.