FINANCIAL PROCEDURE BILL

10.03 a.m.

The Minister for Finance (Dr Goh Keng Swee): Mr Speaker, I beg to introduce a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to provide for the control and management of the public finances of the State of Singapore, and for financial and accounting procedure, including procedure for the collection, custody and payment of the public moneys of the State of Singapore, and the purchase, custody and disposal of public property, other than land, of the State of Singapore and for matters connected therewith."

Bill read the First time.

Mr Speaker: Second Reading, what day?

Dr Goh Keng Swee: Immediately after the conclusion of the proceedings on item No. 1 of the Order Paper.

Mr Speaker: So be it.

Dr Goh Keng Swee: Mr Speaker, I lay upon the Table a Certificate of Urgency signed by the Yang di-Pertuan Negara in respect of the Financial Procedure Bill.

Certificate of Urgency handed in.

Mr Speaker: The Certificate is in order. Are typed copies of the Bill available for the use of Members?

Dr Goh Keng Swee: Yes.

Mr Speaker: Can I have them?

Dr Goh Keng Swee: Yes.

Printed copies of the Bill handed in to the Clerk and distributed to hon. Members.

Mr Speaker: Hon. Members will notice that in the copies handed around, there are manuscript alterations which did not appear in the original copies which were circulated prior to today.