Office of Communications Act 2002

Accounts and auditU.K.

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11(1)OFCOM shall—

(a)keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to the accounts, and

(b)prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts in such form as the Secretary of State may direct.

(2)OFCOM shall, within such period after the end of the financial year to which it relates as the Secretary of State may direct, send copies of every statement prepared under sub-paragraph (1)(b) to—

(a)the Secretary of State; and

(b)the Comptroller and Auditor General.

(3)The Comptroller and Auditor General shall—

(a)examine, certify and report on every statement sent to him under sub-paragraph (2); F1...

(b)lay a copy of the statement and of his report before each House of Parliament [F2, and]

[F2(c)send a copy of the statement and of his report to the Scottish Ministers [F3 and the Welsh Ministers] [F4and the Minister for the Economy in Northern Ireland]].

[F5(4)The Scottish Ministers shall lay a copy of the statement and report sent to them under sub-paragraph (3) before the Scottish Parliament.]

[F6(5)The Welsh Ministers shall lay a copy of the statement and report sent to them under sub-paragraph (3) before the National Assembly for Wales.]

[F7(6)The Minister for the Economy in Northern Ireland shall lay a copy of the statement and report sent to the Minister under sub-paragraph (3) before the Northern Ireland Assembly.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. para. 11(3)(a) omitted (18.8.2016) by virtue of Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) , ss. 65(7)(a) , 72(4)(f) ; S.I. 2016/759 , reg. 2

F2 Sch. para. 11(3)(c) and word inserted (18.8.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) , ss. 65(7)(b) , 72(4)(f) ; S.I. 2016/759 , reg. 2

F5 Sch. para. 11(4) inserted (18.8.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) , ss. 65(8) , 72(4)(f) ; S.I. 2016/759 , reg. 2