SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Judicial Appointments Commission

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1

The Commission must—

a

keep proper accounts and proper financial records, and

b

prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts.

2

The statement of accounts must—

a

contain such information, and

b

be in such form,

as the First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly, direct.

3

The Commission must send copies of the statement of accounts relating to a financial year to—

a

the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, and

b

the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland,

within such period after the end of the financial year as the First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly, direct.

4

The Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland must—

a

examine, certify and report on the statement of accounts, and

b

lay a copy of the statement of accounts and of his report on it before the Assembly.

5

In this paragraph “financial year” has the same meaning as in paragraph 5.