Clause 2

Section 2 of the Financial Procedure Act, 1966, is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “financial year” appearing therein and substituting therefor the following: —“ “financial year” means a period of twelve months ending on the 31st day of March in any year: Provided that for the year 1968 the financial year shall mean the period of twelve months ending on the 31st day of December 1968, and the next financial year thereafter shall be the period of fifteen months ending on the 31st day of March 1970;”.