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- (2) No moneys shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund except in the manner provided by Federal law.
- (3) Clause (1) shall not apply to any such sums as are mentioned in clause (3) of Article 30.
- (4) The Legislature may, in respect of any financial year, by law authorise, before the passing of the Supply Enactment, expenditure for part of the year and the issue from the Consolidated Fund of any moneys required to meet that expenditure.
Public Accounts Committee.
- 34. The Legislative Assembly shall appoint a committee of the Assembly, to be called the Public Accounts Committee, which shall examine the accounts in respect of each financial year showing the appropriation of the sums granted by the Legislature to meet the expenditure of the State and such other accounts as may be laid before the Assembly.
Financial Year.
- 35. For the purposes of this Part " financial year " means the period of twelve months ending on the thirty-first day of December in any year or such other day as the Legislature may by law prescribe.
PART IV
THE PUBLIC SERVICE
The Public Service Commission.
- 36. (1) There shall be a Public Service Commission for the State which shall consist of a Chairman and not less than three or more than eight other members, each of whom shall be appointed by the Yang di-Pertua Negara after consultation with the Chief Minister.
- (2) The Yang di-Pertua Negara may after consultation with the Chief Minister, designate any member of the Commission, other than the Chairman, as a deputy chairman of the Commission :
- Provided that the number of members of the Commission so designated shall not at any time exceed two.
- (3) A person shall not be appointed to be a member of the Commission if he is, and shall cease to be such a member if he becomes—
- (a) a public officer :
- Provided that a public officer may be appointed to be a member of the Commission if he is on leave prior to retirement ;
- (b) a member of either House of Parliament or of the Legislative Assembly ;
- (c) a member, officer or employee of any local authority ;
- (d) a member of any trade union, or of any body or association affiliated to a trade union ; or
- (e) the holder of any office in any political association.
- (4) Subject to clauses (3) and (5), every member of the Commission shall, unless he earlier resigns his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Yang di-Pertua Negara, hold office for a period of
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