# Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Act 2025, Paragraph 15: Accounting officer

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) The chief executive of the Authority is its accounting officer.
(2) The accounting officer has, in relation to the accounts and finances of the Authority, the responsibilities which are for the time being specified by the Welsh Ministers.
(3) The responsibilities which may be specified under this paragraph include (among other things)—
(a) responsibilities in relation to the signing of the accounts;
(b) responsibilities for the propriety and regularity of the finances of the Authority;
(c) responsibilities for the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the Authority uses its resources;
(d) responsibilities owed to the Welsh Ministers, Senedd Cymru or its Public Accounts Committee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2025/4/schedule/1/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/disused-mine-and-quarry-tips-wales-act-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-15
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