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Article 61 Withdrawal of moneys in advance of appropriation law (1) If the appropriation law in respect of a financial year has not received the certificate of the Speaker under Article 47 on or before the twenty-first day before the commencement of that financial year, the Cabinet may, in accordance with clause (2) of this Article, recommend to Parliament a proposed law authorising the withdrawal of moneys from the Treasury Fund for the purpose of meeting expenditure necessary to carry on the services of the Republic of Nauru after the commencement of that financial year until the expiration of three months or the coming into operation of the appropriation law, whichever is the earlier. [cl (1) am GN No 72/1968, opn 17 May 1968] (2) A recommendation by the Cabinet referred to in clause (1) of this Article shall be in writing delivered to the Speaker not later than the fourteenth day before the commencement of the financial year and the Speaker shall, on receiving the recommendation, lay it before Parliament as soon as practicable. [cl (2) subst GN No 72/1968, opn 17 May 1968] 6801 Service 0 Job: (unknown)/ron/allvols/serv_1/RON.CONSTIN Page: 31 Date: 30/8/2022 Time: 17:27:54 bwpageid:: 6801:: bwservice::0:: LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAURU Article 61 (3) For the purposes of clause (2) of this Article and notwithstanding Article 40, the Speaker shall, if necessary, appoint a time for the beginning of a session, or for a sitting, of Parliament. [cl (3) am GN No 72/1968, opn 17 May 1968] (4) Where the Cabinet has recommended a proposed law under clause (1) of this Article and neither the appropriation law nor that proposed law has come into operation on or before the commencement of that financial year, the Cabinet may authorise the withdrawal of moneys in accordance with that proposed law but the amount of moneys so withdrawn shall not exceed one-quarter of the amount withdrawn under the authority of the appropriation law or laws in respect of the preceding financial year. [cl (2) subst GN No 72/1968, opn 17 May 1968]