Section 56, The Public Financial Management Act, 2016

(1) At the beginning of a financial year, the Minister mayrequire a head of a budgetary agency to submit to him for his approval monthly forecasts under the Estimates for such period of time as specified by the Minister. Debt writeoff. Appropriation allotments. Government cheque. Deduction and set-off Warrant of No. 13 Public Financial Management Act 2016 No. 13 Public Financial Management Act 201652 53 (2) An appropriation allotment shall be prepared and submitted in such form and manner and by such date as may be prescribed by the Minister. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) and (2), the Minister may by himself determine and vary an appropriation allotment of a budgetary agency. (4) When an appropriation allotment of a budgetary agency is determined, approved, or varied by the Minister under subsection (1) or (3), it may not be varied by the budgetary agency without approval of the Minister. (5) An appropriation under an Appropriation Act or a provision under the Estimates may not be committed in excess of an allotment under an approved appropriation allotment. (6) An amount of an allotment for a period of time which has not been committed is carried over to the next period, unless otherwise directed by the Minister. (7) Notwithstanding subsection (6), an amount of an allotment for a period of time which has not been committed may not be carried over to the next financial year.