Singapore legislation

Regulation 11

of Financial Regulations 1990

Regulation 11

Authorisation for payments

Subregulation 1

Every disbursement of public money must be made under the authority of the Minister by the Accountant‑General or an Accounting Officer.

Subregulation 2

The disbursement must be made by the Accountant‑General or Accounting Officer either personally or by an officer acting on his or her expressed or implied instructions.

Subregulation 3

A payment out of a deposit account established under section 8(1) of the Act may be made by any person controlling that deposit account as may be specified by the Minister under section 8(3) of the Act.

Subregulation 4

A payment out of a fund created by any written law may be made by any person that may be authorised to do so by that law.