Provided that the Minister may, with the approval of the Minister responsible for
finance, authorize any saving on any purpose so approved by Parliament to be
expended to meet excess expenditure on any other such purpose.
(2) Until Parliament has approved the expenditure for a financial year, the Minister
may, in anticipation of approval by Parliament, expend such amount as the President
may authorize, not exceeding twenty-five per centum of estimated expenditure for
that financial year.
(3) If at any time it appears to the President to be necessary—
(a)
on any purpose to incur unforeseen expenditure of a special character
which has not been approved by Parliament, and which cannot, without seriously
prejudicing the achievement of the objects of the Fund, be postponed until Parliament
has approved it; or
(b)
to incur expenditure in excess of the amount already approved by
Parliament on a particular purpose;
the President may authorize the Minister, in anticipation of the approval of
Parliament, to expend such sums as may be required from time to time to meet the
expenditure on such purpose:
Provided that—
(i)
the total sum so authorized shall not at any time exceed ten per
centum of the total expenditure already approved by Parliament for that financial
year;
(ii)
the sums expended in terms of this subsection shall be submitted for
approval by Parliament not later than during its next sitting.
75M Accounts and audit of Fund
(1) The Minister shall—
(a)
keep proper accounts and other records relating thereto, in which he
shall record all the financial transactions of the Fund; and
(b)
in respect of each financial year prepare—
(i)
a balance sheet; and
(ii)
a statement of transactions referred to in paragraph (a).
(2) The accounts of the Fund shall be audited by the Comptroller and AuditorGeneral, who shall have all the powers conferred upon him by section 9 of the Audit
and Exchequer Act [Chapter 22:03] as though the assets of the Fund were public
moneys or State property.
(3) The financial year of the Fund shall be the period of twelve months ending on
31st December in each year.
75N Holding of Fund
(1) All moneys received on behalf of the Fund shall be paid into a banking account
and no money shall be withdrawn therefrom except by means of a cheque signed by
such persons as are authorized in that behalf by the Minister.
(2) Any part of the Fund not immediately required for the purposes of the Fund may
be invested in such manner as the Minister, with the approval of the Minister
responsible for Finance, may determine.
PART VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
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Consent to surgical or other treatment
(1) Where the consent of a parent or guardian is necessary for the performance of any
dental, medical, surgical or other treatment upon a minor and the consent of the
parent or guardian is refused or cannot be obtained within a period which is
reasonable in the circumstances, application may be made to a magistrate of the
province where the minor is or is resident for authority to perform the treatment.
(2) A magistrate to whom an application in terms of subsection (1) is made may—
(a)
after due inquiry and after affording the parent or guardian concerned
a reasonable opportunity of stating his reasons for refusing to give the necessary
consent or without affording such person such opportunity if his whereabouts are
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