SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4The Appointments Commission: supplementary
Accounts
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1
The Commission must keep accounts in such form as the Secretary of State directs.
2
The Commission must prepare annual accounts in respect of each financial year in such form as the Secretary of State directs.
3
Before the end of the specified period following each financial year the Commission must send a copy of the annual accounts for that year—
a
to the Secretary of State, and
b
to the Comptroller and Auditor General.
4
The Comptroller and Auditor General must—
a
examine, certify and report on the annual accounts, and
b
lay copies of the accounts and of his report before each House of Parliament.
5
The “specified period” is such period as the Secretary of State directs.