REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI
(No. 1 of 1985)

I assent,

(Signed)
(President I. Tabai)
Beretitenti
11/9/1985

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT
(NO. 2 OF 1984)

Commencement: 11/9/1985

MADE by the Maneaba ni Maungatabu and assented to by the Beretitenti.

Short Title

1. This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Amendment) Act 1985.

Amendment of section 64(4) 

2. Section 64(4) of the Local Government Act 1984 (No 2 of 1984) is amended by adding the following:

"or to vary the sum assigned to any purpose within any head of expenditure shown in the estimate of expenditure for any financial year or to provide for a new purpose within such head by means of a Virement Warrant which shall be issued, made and signed by the president after formal resolution of the council the date of which shall be recorded in the warrant, that there shall be applied in aid of any purpose for which the sum assigned may be deficient or in aid of any new purpose a further sum out of any surplus arising on any sum assigned to any purpose within the same head".

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT 1985

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.	The principal object of this short Act is to amend section 64(4) of the Local Government Act 1984 so as to empower the Minister to empower any local government council to vary any sum assigned to any head of expenditure shown in the estimate of expenditure for any financial year or to provide for a new purpose within such head by means of a Virement Warrant authorising the transfer of certain sums from one head which is not deficient to another head which is deficient.

2.	Clause 2 of the Act provides for that authorisation which is now not provided for under the Local Government Act.

Michael N. Takabwebwe
Attorney General