(1) Until the rules are framed or modified in this regard by the Lieutenant Governor under the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 the rules and orders made by the Central 3 Government to regulate the procedure in its Departments for sanctioning expenditure, appropriation and re-appropriation of funds, public works and purchase of stores required for use in the public services shall apply in relation to the Department of the Government, in so far as these rules are relevant to National Capital Territory of Delhi, subject to the modification that references to "Government" in the said rules and orders shall be construed in relation to the Consolidated Fund of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, as references to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi.
(2) Unless the proposal is fully covered by the power to sanction expenditure or to appropriate or re-appropriate funds conferred by any general or special orders made by the Finance Department in accordance with the rules and orders referred to in sub-rule (1) above, no Department shall, without the previous concurrence of the Finance Department, issue any order which may -
(a) involve any abandonment of revenue or involve any expenditure for which no provision has been made in the appropriation Act;
(b) involve any assignment of revenue or concession, grant, lease or licence in respect of mineral or forest rights or rights to water, power or any easement or privilege;
(c) relate to the creation or abolition of posts, fixation of strength of a service; or
(d) have a financial bearing whether involving expenditure or otherwise.
(3) No proposal which require previous concurrence of the Finance Department under this rule, but with which the Finance Department has not concurred, may be again proceeded with, unless a decision to that effect has been taken by the Council.
(4) No re-appropriation shall be made by any Department other than the Finance Department, except in accordance with such general 4 delegation of power of re-appropriation as the Finance Department may make.
(5) Except to the extent that power may have been delegated to the Departments under the rules duly approved by the Finance Department, every order of an administrative Department conveying a sanction to be enforced in audit shall be communicated to the audit authorities by the Finance Department.
(6) Nothing in this rule shall be construed as authorizing any authority or Department, including the Finance Department -
(a) to make re-appropriations from one 'Grant' or 'Appropriation for charged expenditure' to another Grant or Appropriation for charged expenditure;
(b) to re-appropriate funds provided for charged expenditure to meet votable expenditure;
(c) to re-appropriate funds provided for voted expenditure to meet charged expenditure;
(d) to appropriate or re-appropriate funds to meet expenditure on a new service not contemplated in the budget as approved by the Legislative Assembly.
6. The Chief Secretary shall be the Secretary to the Council and the Principal Secretary, General Administration Department shall be the Joint Secretary to the Council. When the Secretary to the Council is absent, the Joint Secretary shall perform the duties of Secretary.
7. Subject to the orders of the Chief Minister under rule 8, all proposals referred to in the Schedule shall be placed before the Council in accordance with the provisions contained in this Chapter;
Provided that no proposal in regard to which the concurrence of the Finance Department is required under rule 5 shall, save in exceptional circumstances and under the directions of the Chief Minister, be discussed by the Council unless the Finance Minister has had opportunity of considering it.
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8. All proposals referred to in the Schedule shall be submitted to the Chief Minister, after consideration by the Minister in charge, with a view to obtaining his orders for the circulation of the proposal under rule 9 or for placing it for consideration of the Council.