Local Government Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Dec 2012 · Part V · General Financial Provisions
40. Local Authority Fund
Feedback & supportAll moneys received by the local authority by virtue of this
Act or any other written law shall constitute a fund to be called the
Local Authority Fund and shall, together with all property which becomes vested in the local authority, be under the direction and control of the local authority.
All moneys received by the local authority in respect of the
Local Authority Fund shall be lodged on current or deposit account with one or more banks licensed under the Banking and Financial
Institutions Act 1989 [Act 372].
All orders or cheques against the said Fund shall be signed by two officers authorized in writing by the local authority.
Any such moneys may be invested in any securities in which trustees are empowered to invest or in such other manner as authorized by the Minister of Finance.