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the maintenance, repair and replacement of the
equipment and other property of the Commission;
(3) The annual estimates shall be submitted to the Minister for
approval before the commencement of the financial year to
which they relate, and once approved, the sum provided in the
estimates shall not be increased without the prior consent of the
Minister.
(4) No expenditure shall be incurred for the purposes of the
Commission except in accordance with the annual estimates
approved under subsection (3).
(5)The Minister shall make a decision without delay and where
approval is denied the Minister shall provide reasons in writing for
denial.
(6) The Minister shall, in determining whether to approve or
disapprove the annual estimates, consider only the feasibility of the
financial proposals and not the appropriateness of the purpose to which
the funds are proposed to be applied.
Accounts and audit.
43. (1) The Commission shall cause to be kept proper books and
records of accounts of the income, expenditure, assets and
liabilities.
(2) Within a period of three months after the end of each
financial year, the Commission shall submit to the AuditorGeneral or to an auditor appointed under subsection (3), its
accounts in respect of that year together with –
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(a) a statement of income and expenditure during that
financial year; and
(b) a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Commission
on the last day of the financial year.
(3) The accounts of the Commission shall be audited and reported
upon by the Controller and Auditor-General, or by an auditor
appointed by the Commission with the written approval of the
Controller and Auditor- General in accordance with the
provisions of the Public Audit Act, 2003.
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