7.—(1) The Commissioner may, with the approval of the Department, make such provision as the Commissioner considers appropriate for the payment by him to persons who apply for assistance under Article 72 of sums in respect of travelling and other expenses incurred by them in connection with their applications.
(2) The consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel shall be required for the giving of an approval under sub-paragraph (1). Financial provisions
8.—(1) The Department shall pay to the Commissioner such sums as the Department may determine are required by the Commissioner for the purpose of carrying out his functions.
(2) The approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel shall be required for the making of a determination under sub-paragraph (1).
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).