SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE 14

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Accounts and audit

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1

It shall be the duty of the Council—

a

to keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to the accounts,

b

to prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts in such form as the Secretary of State may direct with the approval of the Treasury, and

c

to send copies of each such statement to the Secretary of State and the Comptroller and Auditor General not later than 31st August next following the end of the financial year to which the statement relates.

2

The Comptroller and Auditor General shall examine, certify and report on each statement of accounts sent to him by the Council and shall lay a copy of every such statement and of his report before each House of Parliament.