16Accounting officer
(1)The Welsh Ministers must designate a person to act as the Commission’s accounting officer.
(2)The accounting officer has, in relation to the Commission’s accounts and finances, the responsibilities specified in a direction by the Welsh Ministers.
(3)The responsibilities that may be specified include—
(a)responsibilities in relation to the signing of accounts;
(b)responsibilities for the propriety and regularity of the Commission’s finances;
(c)responsibilities for the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the Commission uses its resources;
(d)responsibilities owed to the Welsh Ministers, the National Assembly for Wales or the Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly;
(e)responsibilities owed to the House of Commons or the Committee of Public Accounts of that House.