Section 101
Adherence to estimate except in emergency.
The Major Port Trusts Act, 1963
About this Act
An Act to make provision for the constitution of port authorities for certain major ports in India and to vest the administration, control and management of such ports in such authorities and for matters connected therewith.
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 100,
no sum exceeding such amount as the Central Government may fix in this behalf shall, save in cases of
pressing emergency, be expended by, or on behalf of, any Board unless such sum is included in some
estimate of the Board at the time in force which has been finally sanctioned by the Central Government.
(2) If any sum exceeding such limit as may have been fixed in this behalf under sub-section (1) is so expended by any Board on a pressing emergency, the circumstances shall be forthwith reported by the Chairman to the Central Government, together with an explanation of the way in which it is proposed by the Board to cover such extra expenditure.
(2) If any sum exceeding such limit as may have been fixed in this behalf under sub-section (1) is so expended by any Board on a pressing emergency, the circumstances shall be forthwith reported by the Chairman to the Central Government, together with an explanation of the way in which it is proposed by the Board to cover such extra expenditure.