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cease to have effect if the tribunal recommends to the President that the
Director of Public Prosecutions should not be removed.
Establishment
of office of
Auditor
General
226. (1) There shall be an office of Auditor General for Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines.
(2)
The office of Auditor General shall be a public office.
Appointment.
227. (1) The Auditor General shall be appointed by the
President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Public Service
Commission.
(2) Before tendering advice for the purposes of
subsection (1) of this section, the Public Service Commission shall
consult with the Prime Minister.
Functions.
228. (1)
The Auditor General shall -
(a)
satisfy himself that all monies that have
been appropriated by Parliament and
disbursed have been applied to the purposes
to which they were so appropriated, and that
the expenditure conforms to the authority that
governs it; and
at least once in every year, audit and report on
the public accounts of Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, the accounts of all officers and
authorities of the Government, the accounts of
all courts of law in Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines (including any accounts of the
Supreme Court maintained in Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines), the accounts of every
Commission established by this Constitution,
and the accounts of the Clerk of the National
Assembly.
(b)
(2) The Auditor General and any officer authorised by
him shall have access to all books, records, returns, reports and other
documents which in his opinion relate to any of the accounts referred
to in subsection (1) of this section.
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