DELEGATION OF FINANCIAL POWERS.
Resolution made and passed by the Legislative Council on the 4th day of May, 1966.
Be it resolved-
(1) that expenditure additional to annual estimates as finally approved by this Council relating to services which could not have been foreseen and cannot be postponed without detriment to the public service and which is not of such a nature as to raise some question of principle or involve a breach of some regulation may be authorized by the Governor up to the limits set out in the Schedule hereto pending covering approval by the Finance Committee of this Council;
(2) that expenditure as aforesaid in excess of the limits set ont in the Schedule hereto may be authorized by the Governor and covering approval of Finance Committee obtained at the earliest opportunity thereafter, if it is essential in the public interest that such additional provi- sion should be authorized at once, but in other cases the prior approval of the Finance Comunittes of this Council shall be obtained;
(3) that the powers referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Resolution may be delegated by the Governor to the Financial Secretary and the Deputy Financial Secretary:
Provided no power specifically reserved for delega- tion to the Financial Secretary in the 4th column of the Schedule may be delegated to the Deputy Financial Secretary:
(4) that the powers referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Resolution may be further delegated by the Governor to the officers named in the 4th column of the Schedule opposite each respective sub-paragraph in the 3rd column of the Schedule, subject to such conditions, exceptions and qualifications as the Governor may prescribe:
(5) that the Resolution made and passed by this Council on
the 18th day of April, 1962 be rescinded.