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South African Weather Service Act, 2001 (Act No. 8 of 2001)

Chapter 6 : Financial Matters

17. Accounting authority

 

(1) In accordance with section 49(2)(a) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1959 (Act No. 1 of 1999), the Board is the accounting authority of the Weather Service, and must comply with the provisions of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999.

[Subsection (1) amended by section 10 of Act No. 48 of 2013]

 

(2) The Weather Service must—
(a) furnish the Minister with information which he or she may require concerning the activities and financial position of the Weather Service; and
(b) submit to the Minister not later than five months after the end of each year, an annual report containing a balance sheet, a statement of income and expenditure certified by the Auditor-General and such other particulars as the Minister may require.

 

(3) The Minister must table the annual report in Parliament within 14 days of receipt thereof if Parliament is then sitting or, if Parliament is not then sitting, within 14 days after the commencement of the next sitting.