# Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, Paragraph 10C: Budget

Extent: S

(1) The Commission shall, before the start of each financial year, prepare proposals for its use of resources and expenditure during the year (a “budget”) and, by such date as the Parliamentary corporation determines, send the budget to the Parliamentary corporation for approval.
(2) The Commission may, in the course of a financial year, prepare a revised budget for the remainder of the year and send it to the Parliamentary corporation for approval.
(3) In preparing a budget or a revised budget, the Commission shall ensure that the resources of the Commission will be used economically, efficiently and effectively.
(4) A budget or revised budget shall contain a statement that the Commission has complied with the duty under sub-paragraph (3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/7/schedule/1/paragraph/10C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ethical-standards-in-public-life-etc-scotland-act-2000/schedule-1/paragraph-10C
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