Para 3.10.14 — MSO

Payments by High Commission in London and Embassy in Washington 3.10.14 The following provisions apply to all payments (other than those relating to stores and freight that have been dealt with in Chapter 7) made by the High Commission in London and the Embassy in Washington on behalf of other ministries, departments, State Governments, public sector undertakings and statutory bodies. Following departmentalisation of Accounts of the Ministry of External Affairs w.e.f. 1 October 1976, the Accounts Departments under the Chief Accounts Officers in London and Washington function as multi-departmental Pay and Accounts Officers, in addition to performing their own financial and budgetary functions.

A. Payments on behalf of other Central ministries and departments

(a) Payments to deputations/delegations of officials and/or non-officials sponsored by various ministries and departments