SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2The Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists
Accounts
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1
The Registrar must keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to the accounts.
2
The Registrar must prepare a statement of accounts in respect of each financial year.
3
The Registrar must send a copy of the statement, within a period specified by the Minister, to the Comptroller and Auditor General.
4
After the Registrar has sent a copy of a statement of accounts to the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Comptroller and Auditor General must—
a
examine, certify and report on the statement, and
b
arrange for a copy of the certified statement and the report to be laid before Parliament as soon as possible.
5
In this paragraph “financial year” means—
a
the period beginning on the day on which section 3 comes into force and ending on the following 31 March, and
b
each successive period of 12 months.