Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000 ACT 575 36. Accounts and audit (I) The Council shall keep books of account and proper records in relation to them in the form approved by the Auditor-General. (2) The accounts of the Council shall be audited by the Auditor-General within three months after the end of each financial year. (3) The Auditor-General shall, not later than six months after the end of each financial year, forward to the Minister a copy of the audited accounts of the Council for the financial year immediately preceding. (4) The financial year of the Council shall be the same as the financial year of the Government. 37. Annual report and other reports (I) The Board shall as soon as practicable after the expiration of each financial year but within six months after the end of the year submit to the Minister an annual report covering the activities and the operations of the Council for the year to which the report relates. (2) The annual report submitted under subsection (I) shall include the report of the Auditor-General. (3) The Minister shall within two months of the receipt of the annual report submit the report to Parliament with a statement that the Minister considers necessary. (4) The Board shall also submit to the Minister any other report that the Minister may in writing require. 38. Ministerial responsibility and directives The Minister shall have ministerial responsibility for the Council and may give to the Board directives of a general nature on the policy to be followed by the Council in the performance of its functions. 39. Offences A person who (a) owns or operates a practice without registering as a practitioner under this Act, or (b) owns or operates an unlicensed practice, or (c) uses a practice for services other than those for which it is licensed, or (d) makes a false declaration in pursuance of an application for registration or for a licence, or (e) provides the Council with false information concerning a practice, or (f) obstructs the entry for inspection of an authorised inspector, or (g) prevents an authorised person from closing down the practice, or (h) disregards safety Regulations made under this Act, or (i) pollutes the environment in the course of operations under this Act, or [Issue I] VII-3112