Constitution St-Kitts-Nevis - ICRC

1983 Saint Kitts and Nevis Constitution
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been applied to the purposes to which they were so appropriated and that the expenditure conforms
to the authority that governs it; and
b) at least once in every year audit and report on the public accounts of the Government, the
accounts of all officers and authorities of the Government, the accounts of all courts of law in Saint
Christopher and Nevis (including any accounts of the Supreme Court maintained in Saint
Christopher and Nevis), the accounts of every Commission and Board established by this
Constitution and the accounts of the Clerk of the National Assembly.
(3) The Director of Audit and any officer authorized by him shall have access to all books, records,
returns, reports and other documents that in his opinion relate to any of the accounts referred to in
subsection (2).
(4) The Director of Audit shall submit every report made by him in pursuance of subsection (2) to
the Minister for the time being responsible for finance who shall, not later than seven days after the
National Assembly first meets after he has received the report, lay it before the Assembly.
(5) If the Minister fails to lay a report before the National Assembly in accordance with subsection
(4) the Director of Audit shall transmit copies of the report to the Speaker who shall, as soon as
practicable, present them to the Assembly.
(6) The Director of Audit 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.
(7) In the exercise of his function under subsection (2), (3), (4) and (5), the Director of Audit shall
not be subject to the direction or control of any other person or authority.
CHAPTER VII
THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Public Service Commission.
77.- (1) There shall be for Saint Christopher and Nevis a Public Service Commission (hereinafter in
this section referred to as the Commission) which shall consist of a chairman and not less than two
nor more than four other members who shall be appointed as followsa)
the chairman and not more than three other members shall be appointed by the Governor-General,
acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister; and
b) one member shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of
the Prime Minister, from among persons selected by the appropriate representative body or, if there
is no such body, by the Governor-General, acting in his own deliberate judgment:
Provided that, for the purposes of discharging its functions in relation to public offices on the staff of
the Nevis Island Administration, the Commission shall consist ofa)
the chairman who has been appointed as aforesaid;
b) such one of the members appointed as aforesaid as may be designated in that behalf by the
chairman; and
c) two members appointed specifically in relation to the island of Nevis by the Governor-General,
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