Constitution (Financial Procedure) Amendment Order 2022 PDF

No. S CONSTITUTION OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (Order made under Article 83(3)) CONSTITUTION (FINANCIAL PROCEDURE) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 2022 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Citation 2. Amendment of sectio...

No. S CONSTITUTION OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (Order made under Article 83(3)) CONSTITUTION (FINANCIAL PROCEDURE) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 2022 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Citation 2. Amendment of section 2 of Constn. III 3. Insertion of new Part IA 4. Amendment of section 7 5. Amendment of section 9 6. Amendment of section 14 7. Amendment of section 14A 8. Amendment of section 15 9. Amendment of section 16 10. Amendment of section 20 11. Amendment of Second Schedule __________________________________ BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE CONSTITUTION OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (Order made under Article 83(3)) CONSTITUTION (FINANCIAL PROCEDURE) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 2022 In exercise of the power conferred by Article 83(3) of the Constitution of Brunei Darussalam, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan hereby makes the following Order — Citation 1. This Order may be cited as the Constitution (Financial Procedure) (Amendment) Order, 2022. Amendment of section 2 of Constn. III 2. Section 2 of the Constitution (Financial Procedure) Order, in this Order referred to as the principal Order, is amended by deleting the definition of “Minister” and by substituting the following new definition therefor — “ “Minister” means the Minister of Finance and Economy;”. Insertion of new Part IA 3. The principal Order is amended by inserting the following new Part immediately after Part I — “PART IA ACCOUNTANT GENERAL Appointment of Accountant General 2A. His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may appoint an Accountant General for the purpose of carrying out all or any of the functions conferred on the Accountant General by this Order. Duties of Accountant General 2B. (1) The Accountant General shall be responsible for the supervision and administration of — (a) the public finances of Brunei Darussalam;  (b) the financial and accounting procedures, including procedures for the collection, custody and payment of the public moneys; and (c) the purchase, custody and disposal of public property. (2) The Accountant General shall perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by or under any written law.”. Amendment of section 7 4. Section 7 of the principal Order is amended, in subsection (3), by deleting “approval” from the third line and by substituting “consent” therefor. Amendment of section 9 5. Section 9 of the principal Order is amended — (a) in subsection (2), by deleting “approval” from the first line and by substituting “consent” therefor; (b) in subsection (4), by deleting “approval” and by substituting “consent” therefor. Amendment of section 14 6. Section 14 of the principal Order is amended, in the proviso, by inserting “and Economy” immediately after “Finance” in the last line. Amendment of section 14A 7. Section 14A of the principal Order is amended — (a) in the section heading, by deleting “approval” and by substituting “consent” therefor; (b) by deleting “approval” and by substituting “consent” therefor. Amendment of section 15 8. Section 15 of the principal Order is amended — (a) by deleting “approval” from the first line and by substituting “consent” therefor; (b) by inserting “and Economy” immediately after “Finance” in the last line. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE Amendment of section 16 9. Section 16 of the principal Order is amended — (a) in paragraph (d), by deleting “1983 (S 1/1983)” and by substituting “2022” therefor; (b) in sub-paragraph (ii), by deleting “1983 (S 1/1983)” from the second line and by substituting “2022” therefor. Amendment of section 20 10. Section 20 of the principal Order is amended, in subsection (1), by deleting “approval” from the first line and by substituting “consent” therefor. Amendment of Second Schedule 11. The Second Schedule to the principal Order is amended, with respect to “Loan and Advances”, by adding the following new item — “Higher Education Loan Fund”. Made this 8th. day of Rejab, 1443 Hijriah corresponding to the 9th. day of February, 2022 at Our Istana Nurul Iman, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM.