Personal Data Protection Act
GN. NO. 395B (Contd)
expenses in connection with performance of functions of
the Commission under this Act.
Estimates of
income and
expenditure and
financial control
53.-(1) The Director General shall, not less than
three months before the end of each financial year,
prepare and submit to the Board for approval the budget
that includes the estimates of income and expenditure for
the next financial year.
(2) Subject to the provision of subsection (1), the
Commission shall submit a copy of the budget to the
Minister for approval.
(3) The Minister may require the Commission to
revise the budget if in his opinion the budget does not
represent a fair and reasonable projection of income and
expenditure.
Expenditure of
funds
54. An expenditure shall not be incurred from the
funds of Commission unless that expenditure is part of
the expenditure approved by the Board under section
53(1) in respect of the financial year to which the
expenditure relates.
Supplementary
budget
55.-(1) The Board may, at any time before the
end of the current financial year, prepare and submit to
the Minister for approval any estimates supplementary to
the estimates of the current year.
(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the
Director General may, where exigencies occur in relation
to the performance of the functions of the Commission,
incur expenditure not approved by the Board in which
case the Director General shall, within three months
following such expenditure, seek approval of the Board.
Accounts and
audit
56.-(1) The Commission shall keep books of
account and maintain proper records of its operations in
accordance with accounting standards.
(2) The Commission shall, within six months
after the end of each financial year, prepares a report on
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