[F119(1)The Commission must—S
(a)keep proper accounts and accounting records;
(b)prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts.
(2)The Commission must send the statement of accounts to the Scottish Ministers by such date as Ministers may direct.
(3)The Commission must comply with any other directions which the Scottish Ministers may give them in relation to the matters mentioned in sub-paragraph (1).
(4)The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving a statement of accounts from the Commission—
(a)send them to the Auditor General for Scotland for auditing; and
(b)lay the audited statement before the Scottish Parliament.
(5)The Commission must make their audited statement of accounts available so that they may be inspected by any person.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 substituted (1.10.2011 for specified purposes, 1.4.2012 in force in so far as not already in force) by Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 14), s. 57(2), sch. 1 (with s. 57(4)); S.S.I. 2011/334, art. 3, sch. Pt. 1 (with arts. 4 5(1) 8); S.S.I. 2011/334, art. 3, sch. Pt. 2 (with arts. 4 5(3))