# 48    Duty of persons signing cheques

Before any person signs a cheque in accordance with section 46, he shall satisfy himself that the sum for which the cheque is drawn is either--

(a) required for a purpose or work specifically sanctioned by the proper authority and covered by a current budget-grant, or

(b) required for any payment referred to or specified in section 47.

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