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Limitation on contracts
66. The Commissioner shall not, without the approval of the
Minister and the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, enter
into any contract under which the Commissioner is to pay or
receive an amount exceeding two million ringgit.
Bank accounts
67. The Commissioner shall open and maintain an account or
accounts with such financial institution or financial institutions in
Malaysia as the Commissioner, after consulting with the Minister,
thinks fit; and every such account shall be operated upon as far
as practicable by cheques signed by such persons as may be
authorized by the Minister.
Accounts and audit
68. The Commissioner shall cause proper accounts to be kept
and maintained in respect of the Fund and in compliance with
the provisions of the Statutory Bodies (Accounts and Annual
Reports) Act 1980 [Act 240].
Expenditure and preparation of estimates
69. (1) The expenditure of the Commissioner up to such amount
as may be authorized by the Minister for any one year shall be
defrayed out of the Fund.
(2) Before 1 June of each year, the Commissioner shall submit
to the Minister an estimate of the expenditure for the following
year in such form and containing such particulars as the Minister
may direct.
(3) The Minister shall, before 1 January of the following year,
notify the Commissioner of the amount authorized for expenditure
generally or of the amounts authorized for each description of
expenditure based on the estimate prepared under subsection (2).