Section 31:
Votes on account.
(1) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Part, the
Legislative Assembly shall have power to make any grant in advance in respect of the estimated
expenditure for a part of any financial year pending the completion of the procedure prescribed in
section 28 for the voting of such grant and the passing of the law in accordance with the provisions of
section 29 in relation to that expenditure and the Legislative Assembly shall have power to authorise by
law the withdrawal of moneys from the Consolidated Fund of the Capital for the purposes for which the
said grant is made.
(2) The provisions of sections 28 and 29 shall have effect in relation to the making of any grant under
sub-section (1) or to any law to be made under that sub-section as they have effect in relation to the
making of a grant with regard to any expenditure mentioned in the annual financial statement and the law
to be made for the authorisation of appropriation of moneys, out of the Consolidated Fund of the Capital
to meet such expenditure.