Accounting Officer
15.—(1) The Secretary of State must appoint a member of the Office as the Accounting Officer of the Administrator.
(2) The accounting officer has, in relation to the accounts and finances of the Administrator, the responsibilities which are from time to time specified by the Secretary of State.
(3) Those responsibilities must include in particular—
(a)responsibilities in relation to the signing of accounts,
(b)responsibilities for the propriety and regularity of the finances of the Administrator, and
(c)responsibilities for the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the resources of the Administrator are used.
(4) The responsibilities which may be specified under this paragraph include responsibilities owed to the House of Commons or its Committee of Public Accounts.