The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall not issue any order for delivery on a contract or open market purchase unless the request for purchase bears certification that there is to the credit of the department, office, board, institution or other agency concerned a sufficient unencumbered apportionment of its appropriation balance, in excess of all unpaid obligations, to defray the amount of such order.
Certification of appropriation balance
31 V.I.C. § 233 — under Procurement and Sale.
31 V.I.C. § 233