Section 31:
Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by the Legislature.
(1) The President
may, at any time before the appointed day, authorise by order such expenditure from the Consolidated
Fund of the State of Goa as he deems necessary for a period of not more than six months beginning with
the appointed day, pending the sanction of such expenditure by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
Goa:
Provided that the Governor of Goa may, after the appointed day, authorise by order such further
expenditure as he deems necessary from the Consolidated Fund of the State of Goa for any period not
extending beyond the said period of six months.
(2) The President or, as the case may be, the Governor of Goa shall make separate orders under
sub-section (1) in respect of periods falling in different financial years.
(3) The President may, at any time, before or after the appointed day, authorise by order such
expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India as he deems necessary for a period of not more than six
months beginning with the appointed day for the administration of the affairs of the Union territory of
Daman and Diu pending the sanction of such expenditure by Parliament.