Valid from 01/11/2003
Accounts and auditE+W
Prospective
6(1)The Commissioner shall keep accounts with respect to his receipts and expenditure and shall prepare a statement of accounts with respect to each financial year.
(2)The accounts shall be kept, and the statement of accounts prepared, in such form as the [F1 Secretary of State] may, with the approval of the Treasury, direct.
(3)The accounts shall be audited by persons appointed by the [F1 Secretary of State] in respect of each financial year.
(4)The auditors shall send to the [F1 Secretary of State] a copy of the statement of accounts and of their report.
(5)The [F1 Secretary of State] shall lay before each House of Parliament a copy of every statement of accounts and auditors’ report sent to him under this paragraph.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 8 substituted (19.8.2003) by The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/18887), art. 9, Sch. 2 para. 11(1)(f)
6(1)The Commissioner shall keep accounts with respect to his receipts and expenditure and shall prepare a statement of accounts with respect to each financial year.
(2)The accounts shall be kept, and the statement of accounts prepared, in such form as the Lord Chancellor may, with the approval of the Treasury, direct.
(3)The accounts shall be audited by persons appointed by the Lord Chancellor in respect of each financial year.
(4)The auditors shall send to the Lord Chancellor a copy of the statement of accounts and of their report.
(5)The Lord Chancellor shall lay before each House of Parliament a copy of every statement of accounts and auditors’ report sent to him under this paragraph.