# Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000, Paragraph 16

Extent: N.I.

(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 Department of Justice may determine.
(3) The Board shall send copies of the statement of accounts to the Department 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 Department of Justice may determine.
(4) The Comptroller 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 the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/32/schedule/1/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000/schedule-1/paragraph-16
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