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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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89. Powers of the Inquiry Committee

The Inquiry Committee may, in conducting an enquiry into a matter —

(a) request a person to provide information relating to the matter;

(b) call on or invite a person or public officer to assist in the enquiry of the subject matter.

89. Powers of the Inquiry Committee

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

16. Transfer to the Contingencies Fund

17. Administration of Contingencies Fund

20. Establishment and transfer of a sinking fund

21. Administration of a sinking fund

26. Fiscal policy

29. Budget circular

33. Appropriation for Contingencies Fund

34. Supplementary Estimate

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

40. Provisional 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

53. Refund of money

54. Set-off or write-off of debt, claim, settlement

57. Acquisition, use and safe custody of public assets

59. Enquiry and report on malfeasance

60. Accounting procedure

61. Disposal of assets

62. Annual borrowings

64. Proceeds of Government borrowing

66. Government lending

68. Imprest warrant

69. Charges on Consolidated Fund

70. Public debt management

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

83. Accounts and audit

84. Financial management

85. Dividend policy

86. Borrowing, lending, guaranteeing and other contingent liabilities

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

2. Interpretation

100. Tenure of Appeals Tribunal

5. Functions of the Minister

101. Functions of Appeals Tribunal

6. Powers of the Minister

104. Resignation

8. Functions of the Director of Finance

105. Secretary of Appeals Tribunal

9. Powers of the Director of Finance

10. Functions of the Accountant General

12. Functions of accounting officer

108. Hearing of Appeals Tribunal

14. Payment from the Consolidated Fund

111. Decision final

114. Transition

18. Financial statement in respect of Contingencies Fund

19. Advance from the Contingencies Fund

Financial Regulations – Section 54

Procurement and Stores Regulations – Section 54

22. Establishment of a special fund

23. Payment and accounting procedures applicable to a special fund

24. Closure of a special fund

27. Fiscal Policy Statement

28. Fiscal and budget survey

32. Approval of Estimates

41. Contingencies Fund Warrant

42. Virement Warrant

43. Reallocation Warrant

49. Functions of Internal Audit Unit

52. Banking arrangement

55. Settlement of claims against the Government

58. Debt due to Government

63. Loans and authority to sign loans

65. Government guarantee, indemnity and other contingent liability

67. Advance warrant

75. Public Accounts

77. Audit of Public Accounts

78. Responsibilities of a statutory body

87. Appointment of Inquiry Committee

88. Functions of Inquiry Committee

91. Notice of decision

94. Grounds for surcharge

95. Notification of surcharge

97. Recovery of surcharge

99. Establishment of Appeals Tribunal

102. Powers of Appeals Tribunal

106. Application for an appeal

107. Transmission of appeal documents

109. Decisions of Appeals Tribunal

112. Regulations

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)