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PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT
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70. Public debt management
Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)
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70. Public debt management
Public debt must be managed in accordance with a law relating to the management of public debt.
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70. Public debt management
1. Short title
3. Act binds the Crown
4. Conflict of laws
7. Delegation of functions and powers
11. Powers of the Accountant General
13. Payment into the Consolidated Fund
15. Establishment of Contingencies Fund
21. Administration of a sinking fund
26. Fiscal policy
29. Budget circular
33. Appropriation for Contingencies Fund
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
44. Support for warrant
45. Limitations, conditions, suspension or cancellation of warrant
46. Lapse of appropriation and warrant
47. Commitments
48. Internal Audit Unit
50. Powers of Internal Audit Unit
51. Deposit
53. Refund of money
57. Acquisition, use and safe custody of public assets
59. Enquiry and report on malfeasance
60. Accounting procedure
61. Disposal of assets
64. Proceeds of Government borrowing
68. Imprest warrant
69. Charges on Consolidated Fund
71. Receipt of grant
72. Responsibility of responsible Minister with respect to a grant
73. Record of use of a grant
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
84. Financial management
86. Borrowing, lending, guaranteeing and other contingent liabilities
89. Powers of the Inquiry Committee
90. Proceedings of Inquiry Committee
92. Liability for non-compliance with financial management system
93. Power to surcharge
96. Withdrawal of surcharge
98. Appeal against surcharge
100. Tenure of Appeals Tribunal
101. Functions of Appeals Tribunal
104. Resignation
105. Secretary of Appeals Tribunal
108. Hearing of Appeals Tribunal
110. Costs
111. Decision final
113. Repeal
114. Transition
Procurement and Stores Regulations – Section 54
63. Loans and authority to sign loans
97. Recovery of surcharge
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL OR CURRENT EXPENDITURE – COVID-19 RESPONSE, RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY PROGRAMME – SECTION 63(1)(A)
RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TO BORROW FOR CAPITAL OR CURRENT EXPENDITURE – SIXTH WATER (VIEUX FORT WATER SUPPLY REDEVELOPMENT) PROJECT – AMENDED LOAN AGREEMENT – SECTION 63(1)
Resolution of Parliament to approve an Extension of Time to lay the Estimates – Section 32(4)
2. Interpretation
5. Functions of the Minister
6. Powers of the Minister
8. Functions of the Director of Finance
9. Powers of the Director of Finance
10. Functions of the Accountant General
12. Functions of accounting officer
14. Payment from the Consolidated 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
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
27. Fiscal Policy Statement
28. Fiscal and budget survey
30. Guidelines
31. Estimates
32. Approval of Estimates
34. Supplementary Estimate
40. Provisional Warrant
(Substituted by Act 1 of 2022)
41. Contingencies Fund Warrant
42. Virement Warrant
43. Reallocation Warrant
49. Functions of Internal Audit Unit
52. Banking arrangement
54. Set-off or write-off of debt, claim, settlement
55. Settlement of claims against the Government
56. Investment
58. Debt due to Government
62. Annual borrowings
65. Government guarantee, indemnity and other contingent liability
66. Government lending
67. Advance warrant
74. Accounting
75. Public Accounts
76. Reporting
77. Audit of Public Accounts
78. Responsibilities of a statutory body
83. Accounts and audit
85. Dividend policy
87. Appointment of Inquiry Committee
88. Functions of Inquiry Committee
91. Notice of decision
93. Power to surcharge
94. Grounds for surcharge
95. Notification of surcharge
99. Establishment of Appeals Tribunal
102. Powers of Appeals Tribunal
103. Removal
106. Application for an appeal
107. Transmission of appeal documents
109. Decisions of Appeals Tribunal
112. Regulations
115. Savings
Financial 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 – 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)