FINANCE REGULATIONS (NO. 8 OF 1989) - REG 69 69. (1) Subject to subregulation (2), an accounting officer shall, at the time of paying an amount, obtain a receipt for the amount from the person to whom the amount is payable or from a person authorised in writing by that person to give such a receipt.

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FINANCE REGULATIONS (NO. 8 OF 1989) - REG 69

69. (1) Subject to subregulation (2), an accounting officer shall, at the time of paying an amount, obtain a receipt for the amount from the person to whom the amount is payable or from a person authorised in writing by that person to give such a receipt.

(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply where—

(a) an accounting officer pays an amount by means of a cheque that—

(i) is crossed;

(ii) is made payable to order; and

(iii) is marked “Not Negotiable”; or

(b) an accounting officer, in the presence of another accounting officer, pays in cash—

(i) an amount of salary; or

(ii) an amount in the nature of salary;

and those officers give, in respect of that payment, a certificate in accordance with Form 8.

Limitation on opening of cheques to pay cash

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