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Existing Rules of Business in
■which alterations have been
proposed.
Rule 11 (2) ( b ).
The Military Department may, -with
out making a previous reference to the
Finance Department, issue orders sanc
tioning any expenditure which does not
require the previous sanction of the
Secretary of State in Council and does
not involve any outlay in excess of the
total Budget-grant to the Military
Department or a reappropriation from
any one to any other grant or minor
head of Account.
Draft Rules of Business proposed
by the Government of India
in their telegram of the 23rd
January, 1900.
Rule 6a.
In order to enable the Secretary to
the Government of iIndia in ihe Army
Department to discharge the duties
imposed upon him by Rules 5, sub
section 2, 6, 9, and 39 :
(i.) he shall be a member of the
advisory Council.
(«.) he shall have the right to
attend all the meetings of the
Mobilisation Committee, and
shall be informed of the busi
ness to be brought before the
Committee, and of the deci
sions arrived at;
( Hi.) all matters entered in a schedule
approved by the Governor-
General shall be referred to
him before orders are issued ;
(iv.) a list of the papers and cases
submitted to the Member in
charge of the Department,
under Rule 3a, shall be
furnished to him daily ;
(r.) he shall be entitled, at any
stage of the discussion of any
subject assigned to the Army
Department—
(a) to call for the papers,
(A) to record, for the considera
tion of the Member in
charge, a note on any
matter.
Rule 11 (2) (T).
The Army Department and the De
partment of Military Supply may each,
without making a previous reference
to the Financial Department, i-sue
orders sanctioning any expenditure
which—
(i.) does not require the sanction
of the Secretary of State ;
(ii.) does not involve any outlay in
excess of the total sanctioned
Budget provision under any
major head of Account; and
(tit.) does not involve reappropriation
from any one or more grants
or minor heads of Account
to any other such grants or
minor heads exceeding in the
aggregate 3 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in any one
financial year.
Rules of Business as approved
by the Secretary of State in
Council in his despatch dated
9th February,1906.
Rule 6a
In order to enable the Secretary to
the Government of India in the Army
Department to discharge the duties
imposed upon him by Rules 5, sub
section 2, 6, 9, and 39 :
(i.) he shall be a member of the
advisory Council and of the
Mobilisation Committee;
(m.) all matters entered in a schedule
approved by the Governor-
General shall be referred to
him before orders are issued ;
(iii.) he shall be entitled, at any stage
of the discussion of any
subject assigned to the Army
Department—
(a) to call for papers,
(J) to record, for the consid
eration of the Member
in charge, a note on any
matter.
Rule 11 (2) (ft).
The Army Department and the De
partment of Military Supply may each
without making a previous reference
to the Financial Department, issue
orders sanctioning any expenditure
which—
(i.) does not require the sanction of
the Secretary of State in
Council;
(ii.) does not involve any outlay in
excess of the total sanctioned
Budget provision under any
major head of Account; and
(iii.) does not involve reappropria^ion
from any one or more grants
or minor heads of Account
to any other such 'grants or
minor heads exceeding in the
aggregate 3 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in any one
financial year.