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Power to Treasury to regulate the Mode of drawing Monies.
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X. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Lord High Treasurer, or the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, or any Three of them, to make Rules and Orders from Time to Time as to the Form in which Cheques or Orders for the Payment of Monies placed to any Account of the Commissioners sioners of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works, and Buildings shall be drawn, any Act of Parliament, Law, or Custom whatsoever to the contrary notwithstanding, and also from Time to Time to authorize the said Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works, and Buildings, by Power of Attorney, from Time to Time to nominate and appoint One or more Person or Persons, in the Names of them the said Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods for the Time being, to draw Cheques or Orders for Monies standing to the Account of the said Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works, and Buildings at the Banks of England, or Ireland, or otherwise (so that nevertheless such Power of Attorney shall continue in force until absolutely revoked, and notwithstanding any Change in the Commissioners appointing such Attorney); and also it shall be lawful for the said Lord High Treasurer, or the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to authorize the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works, and Buildings, from Time to Time to nominate a Person or Persons whose Duty it shall be to countersign such Cheques, and any Monies so placed to such Account may be drawn for by such Cheques, signed by such Person or Persons so appointed as aforesaid, and countersigned by such Person or Persons so appointed as aforesaid, and shall be paid and payable according to the Direction in such Cheques or Orders contained, any Act of Parliament or other Provision to the contrary notwithstanding; but nothing herein contained shall prevent the said Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works, and Buildings from drawing for any such Monies, as aforesaid as they are now authorized to draw, except so far as the contrary may be directed by any Order of the Lord High Treasurer or the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury as aforesaid.
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