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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2THE NORTHERN IRELAND COMMISSIONER FOR THE RIGHTS OF TRADE UNION MEMBERS

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9.—(1) It shall be the duty of the Commissioner—

(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 Department may, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, direct; and

(c)to send copies of each such statement to the Department and the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland not later than the 30th November 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 Commissioner and shall send copies of that report to the Department.

(3) The Department shall lay before the Assembly a copy of each statement of accounts sent to it under sub-paragraph (1)(c) and of the report made by the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon under sub-paragraph (2).