Rule 19 — RPR

19. Responsibility for money withdrawn.– (1) If a CDDO receives information from the PAO that moneys have been incorrectly withdrawn and that a certain sum should be recovered in respect of any bill passed, its recovery shall be effected without any delay and without regard to any correspondence undertaken or contemplated with reference to the retrenchment order; and remit the sum to the Government Account in such manner as the PAO may direct.

(2) In case of excess payment or incorrect withdrawal made by the PAO, its recovery shall be effected by PAO through departmental officer without delay and any correspondence undertaken or contemplated with reference to the retrenchment order; and remit the sum to the Government Account.

(3)

(a) A Government officer assigned with funds for expenditure shall be responsible for such funds until an account of them has been rendered to the satisfaction of the PAO concerned.

(b) He shall also be responsible for seeing that payments are made to persons entitled to receive them. (4) If any doubt arises as to the identity of the Government officer by whom an account of such funds shall be rendered, it shall be decided by the authorised departmental regulations.