JKMC Act 72Chapter VII · Revenue and Expenditure

Section 72 · Payment not to be made unless covered by a budget grant

- No payment of any sum out of the Corporation Fund shall be made unless the expenditure of the same is covered by a current budget grant and sufficient balance of such budget grant is still available notwithstanding any reduction or transfer thereof which may have been made under the provisions of this Act:Provided that his section shall not apply to payment made in the following classes of cases, namely :-

(a)

repayment of moneys, belonging to contractors or other persons and held in deposit and of moneys collected or credited to the Corporation Fund by mistake;

(b)

refund of taxes and other moneys which are authorised under this Act;

(c)

sums payable in any of the following circumstances:-

(i)under orders of the Government on failure of the Corporation to take any action as required by the Government; or

(ii)under any other enactment for the time being in force;

(iii)under the decree or order of a civil or criminal court passed against the Corporation; or

(iv)under a compromise of any claim, suit or other legal proceeding; or

(v)on account of cost incurred in taking immediate action by the Corporation or the Commissioner to avert a sudden threat of danger to the property of the Corporation or to human life.

(d)

temporary payment for works urgently required by the Government in the public interest;

(e)

sums payable as compensation under this Act or under rules; regulations or bye-laws made thereunder;

(f)

expenses incurred by the Corporation special measures taken on the outbreak of dangerous diseases; and

(g)

amount payable to Government by way of audit fee.

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