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(3) The Auditor General shall submit every report
made by him in pursuance of subsection (1) of this section to the
Minister for the time being responsible for finance who shall, not
later than twenty-eight days after the Assembly first meets after he
has received the report, lay it before the Assembly.
(4) If the Minister fails to lay a report before the
Assembly in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3) of this
section, the Auditor General shall transmit copies of that report to the
Speaker who shall, as soon as practicable, present them to the
Assembly.
(5) The Auditor General shall exercise such other
functions in relation to the accounts of the Government, or the
accounts of other authorities or bodies established by law for public
purposes, as may be prescribed by or under any law enacted by
Parliament.
Acting.
229. (1) If the office of Auditor General is vacant, or if the
holder of that office is for any reason unable to exercise the functions of
his office the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Public
Service Commission, may appoint a person to act as Auditor General.
(2) Before tendering advice for the purposes of subsection
(1) of this section, the Public Service Commission shall consult with the
Prime Minister.
(3) A person appointed to act in the office of Auditor
General shall, subject to the provisions of section 232 and subsections
(2) (3) and (4) of section 233 of this Constitution, cease to act –
(a)
when a person is appointed to hold that office
and has assumed the functions thereof or, as
the case may be, when the person in whose
place he is acting resumes the functions of that
office, or;
at such earlier time as may be prescribed by
the terms of his appointment.
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