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(4)
Parliament shall debate the report of the Auditor-General and appoint, where necessary, in the public
interest, a committee to deal with any matters arising from the report.
Part II Statistical Service
185 STATISTICAL SERVICE
(1)
There shall be a Statistical Service which shall form part of the public services of Ghana.
(2)
The head of the Statistical Service shall be the Government Statistician.
(3)
The Government Statistician shall be appointed by the President in consultation with the Council of
State.
186 STATISTICAL SERVICE BOARD
(1)
There shall be a Statistical Service Board which shall consist of(a) a chairman and not more than five other members all of whom shall be appointed by the
President having regard to their expert knowledge, in consultation with the Council of State; and
(b) the Government Statistician.
(2)
The Government Statistician, under the supervision of the Statistical Service Board, shall be
responsible for the collection, compilation, analysis and publication of socio-economic data on Ghana
and shall perform such other functions as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament.
(3)
The Statistical Service Board may prescribe the manner in which data may be compiled and kept by
any person or authority in Ghana.
Part III The Auditor-General
187 THE AUDITOR-GENERAL
(1)
There shall be an Auditor-General of Ghana whose office shall be a public office.
(2)
The public accounts of Ghana and of all public offices, including the courts, the central and local
government administrations, of the Universities and public institutions of like nature, of any public
corporation or other body or organisation established by an Act of Parliament shall be audited and
reported on by the Auditor-General.
(3)
For the purposes of clause (2) of this article, the Auditor-General or any person authorised or
appointed for the purpose by the Auditor-General shall have access to all books, records, returns and
other documents relating or relevant to those accounts.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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