EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES NO. 209 of 1984
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE
The attached Statutory Rules amend Finance Regulation 6A which was made under sub-section 71(1) of the Audit Act 1901.
The amendment declares the Curriculum Development Centre and the National Crime Authority to be “prescribed authorities” for the purposes of the Audit Act 1901. This means that each authority comes within the definitions of “Department” in both section 2 of the Audit Act 1901 and sub-regulation 4(1) of the Finance Regulations. The authorities are, therefore, subject to the Audit Act 1901 and the Finance Regulations independently of financial control by a Department of State.