(1)The Council shall—
(a)keep accounts, and
(b)prepare a statement of accounts in respect of each calendar year,
in such form as the Privy Council may determine in writing.
(2)The Council shall appoint an auditor to audit each statement of accounts prepared in accordance with subsection (1)(b), and the auditor must prepare a report on each statement of accounts.
(3)The auditor appointed must be eligible for appointment as a [F2statutory auditor under Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006] .
(4)The Council shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each calendar year—
(a)publish the statement of accounts for that year, together with the auditor’s report on it; and
(b)send a copy of the statement of accounts and the report to the [F3Privy Council, the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Auditor General for Scotland].
(5)The Comptroller and Auditor General shall examine, certify and report on each statement of accounts received under subsection (4) and for these purposes may inspect accounts kept by the Council in accordance with subsection (1)(a).
(6)The Comptroller and Auditor General shall send a copy of each report prepared by him under subsection (5) to the Council and the Privy Council.
(7)The Privy Council shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each calendar year, lay before each House of Parliament and the Scottish Parliament a copy of—
(a)the statement of accounts for that year as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor General;
(b)the auditor’s report for that year; and
(c)the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for that year.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 2A-2D inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(4)-(7) of the amending S.I. (see the London Gazette, issue nos. 57734, 57975, 58050 and 58769, dated respectively 19.8.2005, 5.6.2006, 21.7.2006 and 18.7.2008)) by The Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2011), art. 5 (with Sch. 7) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2006/1671)
F2Words in s. 2C(3) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 3(a) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F3Words in s. 2C(4)(b) substituted (14.5.2009) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182), art. 1(2)(b), Sch. 1 para. 5 (with arts. 9, 10)