No. 12
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2016
borrow money for the purposes of the Board by way of
loan or overdraft and upon such security and such terms
and conditions relating to repayment of the principal and
payment of interest, subject to any direction given by the
Minister.
Annual and
supplementary
budget
46.-(1) The first financial year of the Board shall
commence on the date when the Act comes into operation
and may be of a period longer or shorter than twelve
months.
(2) The Board shall, convene a meeting to pass a
detailed budget of the amounts(a) expected to be received; or
(b) expected to be disbursed, by the Board during
that
financial
year,
and
whenever
circumstances so require, the Board may pass
a supplementary budget in any financial year.
(3) The annual budget and every supplementary
budget shall be in such form as the Minister may approve.
(4)
Upon passing of any budget or any
supplementary budget, the Board shall submit to the
Minister for approval the annual budget or the
supplementary budget, as the case may be.
(5) The Minister shall, upon receipt of the annual
budget or any supplementary budget, approve or
disapprove it, or may approve it subject to any
amendments which he may deem fit.
(6) Where the Minister approves any annual or
supplementary budget, with or without amendment, the
Board shall confine disbursements by the Board within the
items and amounts contained in the applicable estimates as
approved by the Minister.
(7) The Board may(a) with the written sanction of the Minister,
make a disbursement notwithstanding that,
the disbursement is not provided for in any
budget; and
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