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Rule 4
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Appropriations
(a) The appropriations voted by the Council shall constitute
authorization to the Secretary General to incur obligations and make payments for the purposes for which the appropriations were voted and up to the amounts so voted.
(b) Appropriations shall be available for obligations arising
during the financial year to which they relate.
(c) Appropriations shall remain available for two-months
following the end of the financial year to which they relate to the extent that they are required to meet legally incurred obligations outstanding on 30 June of that year.
(d) At the end of the two-month period provided in paragraph (c)
of this Rule, the balance of the appropriations will be surrendered. Any unpaid prior year obligations shall at that time be cancelled, or, where the obligation remains a valid charge, be transferred as an obligation against current appropriations.
Rule 5
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Provision of funds
(a) The appropriations shall be financed by Members'
contributions and by miscellaneous income. Unless provided otherwise, all income except :
(i) Members' contributions,
(ii)
refunds of direct expenditure made during the financial year, and
(iii) advances or deposits to funds or accounts, shall be
classed as miscellaneous income, for credit to the General Fund.
(iv)
income derived from the investments referred to in Rule 10 (a).
(b) The amounts of Members' contribution: shall be fixed
according to the scale of assessment determined by the Council.
(c) Pending the receipt of appropriate financial resources, the appropriations may be financed from the Working Capital
Fund.
(d) After the Council has adopted the budget and determined the
amount of the Working Captital Fund, the Secretary General
shall :
(i)
transmit the relevant documents to Members;
(ii) inform Members of their commitments in respect of
annual contributions and of advances to the Working Capital Fund;
June 1985.
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