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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 1997 No. 154 of 1997 - SECT 10
Public money must be promptly banked etc.
An official or Minister who receives public money (including money that
becomes public money upon receipt) must bank it as required by the Finance
Minister's Orders or otherwise deal with it as required by the Finance
Minister's Orders. For this purpose, money includes cheques and similar
instruments.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
Note: Chapter 2 of
the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.
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