SCHEDULE 1 THE STANDARDS COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
10BF1Accountable officer
1
The Parliamentary corporation shall designate a member or employee of the Commission as the accountable officer for the purposes of this paragraph.
2
The functions of the accountable officer are—
a
signing the accounts of the expenditure and receipts of the Commission;
b
ensuring the propriety and regularity of the finances of the Commission;
c
ensuring that the resources of the Commission are used economically, efficiently and effectively; and
d
the duty set out in sub-paragraph (3).
3
Where the accountable officer is required to act in some way but considers that to do so would be inconsistent with the proper exercise of the functions specified in sub-paragraph (2)(a) to (c), the accountable officer shall—
a
obtain written authority from the Commission before taking the action; and
b
send a copy of the authority as soon as possible to the Auditor General for Scotland.
4
The accountable officer is answerable to the Parliament for the performance of the functions in sub-paragraph (2).