Singapore legislation
Regulation 31
Regulation 31
Expenditure to be according to budget
Subregulation 1
No expenditure shall be incurred unless the expenditure is covered by a sub-head in a budget and a sufficient balance is available under the sub-head.
Subregulation 2
Notwithstanding the absence of such provisions, a Town Council may pay —
sums deposited by contractors or deposited by or deducted from other persons whenever by the conditions of the deposit or deduction such sum has become repayable or payable;
sums collected and credited to the funds of the Town Council in error;
sums payable by the Town Council under any award of the Collector of Revenue, or under any of the provisions of the Act, or under any judgment or order of any court; and
any expenditure incurred to secure the proper execution of the functions and duties of the Town Council under the Act which in the opinion of the chairman cannot be postponed except that the chairman shall report such payment forthwith to the Town Council.
Subregulation 3
Provisions shall be made in a supplementary budget for any payment made under paragraph (2)(c) or (d).