Singapore legislation

Regulation 17

of Financial Regulations 1990

Regulation 17

Responsibility of officer approving voucher for payment

Subregulation 1

An officer who approves a voucher must certify that it is accurate in every detail.

Subregulation 2

The officer is responsible for ensuring that —

(a)

any services specified in the voucher have been duly performed;

(b)

any stores purchased have been duly received;

(c)

the prices charged are as agreed to in writing or according to approved scales;

(d)

authority has been obtained as quoted;

(e)

the computations have been verified and are correct; and

(f)

the payee named in the voucher is entitled to receive payment.