CHAPTER IV U.K. NATIONAL PROGRAMMES

SECTION 2 U.K. Management and Control

Article 21 U.K. General principles of management and control systems

For the implementation of its national programme, each Member State shall set up management and control systems, which shall provide for:

(a)

a description of the functions of each authority involved in management and control, and the allocation of functions within each authority;

(b)

compliance with the principle of separation of functions between and within such authorities;

(c)

procedures for ensuring the correctness and regularity of expenditure declared;

(d)

computerised systems for accounting, for the storage and transmission of financial data and data on indicators, for monitoring and for reporting;

(e)

systems for reporting and monitoring where the Responsible Authority entrusts the execution of tasks to another body;

(f)

arrangements for auditing the functioning of the management and control systems;

(g)

systems and procedures to ensure an adequate audit trail;

(h)

the prevention, detection and correction of irregularities, including fraud, and the recovery of amounts unduly paid, together with any interest on late payments.