Part 4 SAccountability
Accounts and auditS
17(1)The adjudicator must—S
(a)keep proper accounts and accounting records,
(b)prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts,
(c)send a copy of the statement to the Auditor General for Scotland for auditing.
(2)The adjudicator must comply with any direction which the Scottish Ministers give it in relation to the matters mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b).
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 17 in force at 30.4.2024 by S.S.I. 2024/113, reg. 2(c)
Annual reportS
18(1)The adjudicator must, after each financial year—S
(a)prepare and make publicly available a report of its activities during the year, and
(b)send a copy of the report to the Scottish Ministers.
(2)The Scottish Ministers are to lay before the Scottish Parliament a copy of each report received by them under sub-paragraph (1).
(3)A report under sub-paragraph (1) must include—
(a)a summary of—
(i)arbitrations conducted by the adjudicator,
(ii)investigations carried out by the adjudicator,
(iii)cases in which, at the end of an investigation, the adjudicator has taken enforcement action,
(iv)cases in which the adjudicator has exercised functions in relation to the offer of a market rent only lease,
(b)if the adjudicator has been monitoring whether the requirement to comply with a direction given under paragraph (a) or (b) of section 9(2) has been fulfilled, an assessment about whether or not it has been.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 2 para. 18 in force at 30.4.2024 by S.S.I. 2024/113, reg. 2(c)
Information to Scottish MinistersS
19SThe adjudicator must provide the Scottish Ministers with any information they require for the purpose of carrying out their functions under this Act.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 2 para. 19 in force at 30.4.2024 by S.S.I. 2024/113, reg. 2(c)