Regulations, 2009

L.N. 327 of 2009

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT ACT

(CAP. 174)

General Financial Regulations (Amendment)

Regulations, 2009

IN exercise of the powers conferred by subarticle (1) of article

4 of the Financial Administration and Audit Act, the Minister of

Finance, the Economy and Investment has made the following

regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the General Financial

Regulations (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 and they shall be read

and construed as one with the General Financial Regulations, 1966,

hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

For regulation 56 of the principal regulations there shall be

substituted the following:-

“56. (1) In the case of salaries paid on a four weekly

basis, the relative paylists or vouchers shall be prepared by the

Office of the Prime Minister or such other government agency

or department forming part or directly responsible to the said

Office for the issue of salaries, from information furnished

by departments in accordance with instructions issued by the

Office of the Prime Minister from time to time.

(2) Actual

payments

shall

be

made

by

departments.

(3) The Office of the Prime Minister shall be

responsible for the correctness of computations of salaries

according to approved rates and regulations, for the proper

deductions from salaries on account of contributions or

other liabilities and shall certify each paylist or voucher

accordingly.

(4) The head of department concerned shall be

responsible for the correctness of all the information that he

may be required to furnish to the Office of the Prime Minister

or to such government agency or department as mentioned in

sub-regulation (1), for the purpose of computations of salaries

and for all additions and deductions. He shall certify on the

paylist or voucher that the salaries, wages, increments and

allowances for the period stated therein are due for services

rendered by the persons named, that funds are available and

that the incidence of charge is correct”.

For regulation 67 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following:-

“67. (1) Save as otherwise provided, payment of

salaries and wages shall be made either by a draft made payable

to the employee entitled thereto or by crediting a bank account

upon the instructions of the said employee.

(2) Where payment is made weekly or fortnightly,

the draft shall bear the date of the Friday of the week on which

payment is due, and where payment is made by the month, the

draft shall bear the date of the last Friday of the month; but, in

either case, if the Friday on which payment is due as aforesaid

is a public holiday the draft shall bear the date of the last

preceding working day; moreover the draft may in any case be

issued and delivered earlier than the date which it bears.

(3) The drafts shall be signed by an officer not

below the grade of executive officer delegated for the purpose

by the Head of Department concerned and recognized by the

Office of the Prime Minister as a proper officer for the purpose

foresaid.

(4) Salaries and wages may also be paid in such

manner and subject to such conditions as the Minister may in

writing authorise, and any such authority may be given either

in respect of special cases or for special reasons, or in respect

of classes of cases and may also be given generally.

(5) Nothing in this regulation shall be construed as

affecting the observance of any judgment, decree or order of

any court, relating to the payment of any wages or salaries.”

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