Paragraph 16

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Board shall in relation to grants received under paragraph 15—

(a)

keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to the accounts; and

(b)

prepare a statement of accounts in respect of each financial year.

(2)

The statement of accounts shall contain such information and shall be in such form as the F1Department of Justice may determine.

(3)

The Board shall send copies of the statement of accounts to the F2Department of Justice and the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland within such period after the end of the financial year to which the accounts relate as the F3Department of Justice may determine.

(4)

The F4Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland shall—

(a)

examine, certify and report on each statement of accounts received by him under this paragraph; and

(b)

lay copies of the statement of accounts and of his report before F5the Northern Ireland Assembly.

F6(5)

Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4)(b) in relation to the laying of a copy of a statement or report as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 1 para. 16(2) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 86(6)(a) (with arts. 28-31)
F2: Words in Sch. 1 para. 16(3) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 86(6)(b)(i) (with arts. 28-31)
F3: Words in Sch. 1 para. 16(3) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 86(6)(b)(ii) (with arts. 28-31)
F4: Words in Sch. 1 para. 16(4) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 86(6)(c)(i) (with arts. 28-31)
F5: Words in Sch. 1 para. 16(4) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 86(6)(c)(ii) (with arts. 28-31)
F6: Sch. 1 para. 16(5) inserted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 86(6)(d) (with arts. 28-31)