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This legislation has been repealed.

AUDIT ORDINANCE 1989 - SECT 31

31. (1) Where money is transmitted or paid by an accounting officer to the Minister or another person in accordance with section 29, the officer shall, upon transmission or payment of the money, give to the Minister or that other person, as the case requires, a statement signed by the officer—

        (a)     specifying—

              (i)     the days of the month on which; and

              (ii)     he particular heads of receipt under which;

the money came to the officer's possession or control; and

        (b)     containing such other particulars as are prescribed.

(2) Where money is paid by an accounting officer into the Territory Public Account—

        (a)     the manager or other person in charge of the bank at which the Account is maintained shall, upon payment of the money, give to the officer an accountable receipt in duplicate for that money; and

        (b)     the accounting officer shall, forthwith after being given the receipt, give to the Minister or a person appointed, in writing, by the Minister for the purposes of this subsection—

              (i)     one copy of the receipt; and

              (ii)     a statement in accordance with subsection (3).

Penalty: $5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

(3) A statement referred to in subsection (2) relating to the payment of money by an accounting officer into the Territory Public Account—

        (a)     shall be signed by the accounting officer;

        (b)     shall specify—

              (i)     the days of the month on which; and

              (ii)     the particular heads of receipt under which;

the money came to the officer's possession or control; and

        (c)     shall contain such other particulars as are prescribed.

Collection of private moneys by officers etc.



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