Section 26

Before the beginning of the month of June of each year, the

Board shall submit to the Minister an estimate of the expenditure

(including the expenditure for research and development activities)

for the following year in such form and containing such particulars as the Minister may direct; and the Minister shall, before the beginning of the month of December of that year, notify the

Board of the amount authorized for expenditure generally or of the amounts authorized for each description of expenditure.

The Board may at any time submit to the Minister a supplementary estimate for any one year and the Minister may allow the whole or any part of the additional expenditure included in the supplementary estimate.

Statutory Bodies (Accounts and Annual Reports) Act 1980