Accountability

I131Accounts and audit

1

The Commissioner must—

a

keep proper accounts and accounting records,

b

prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts, and

c

send a copy of the statement to the Auditor General for Scotland for auditing.

2

The Commissioner must comply with any directions which the Scottish Ministers give the Commissioner in relation to the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (b).

3

The Commissioner must make the audited statement of accounts available, without charge, for inspection at all reasonable times.