07.01.2015 Views

Securities Industry Act - The Bahamas Laws On-Line - The ...

Securities Industry Act - The Bahamas Laws On-Line - The ...

Securities Industry Act - The Bahamas Laws On-Line - The ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

SECURITIES INDUSTRY [CH.363 – 15<br />

12. (1) <strong>The</strong> Commission shall discharge its functions<br />

to ensure that its revenues are not less than sufficient to<br />

meet all sums properly chargeable to its revenue accounts<br />

and its funds under sections 10 and 11 taking one year with<br />

another.<br />

(2) Any excess of the revenue of the Commission<br />

for any financial year over the sum properly chargeable to<br />

its revenue account and its funds under sections 10 and 11<br />

for that year shall be applied by the Commission for the<br />

purposes of the Commission.<br />

13. (1) <strong>The</strong> Commission shall keep proper accounts<br />

of all transactions and shall prepare in respect of each<br />

financial year a statement of accounts in such form as<br />

the Minister may direct.<br />

(2) Such accounts shall be audited annually by an<br />

auditor appointed by the Commission with the approval of<br />

the Minister.<br />

14. (1) <strong>The</strong> Commission shall, as soon as practicable<br />

after the expiration of each financial year and in any event<br />

not later than 30th June in any year submit to the Minister<br />

a report containing —<br />

(a) an account of its transactions throughout the<br />

preceding financial year in such detail as the<br />

Minister may direct; and<br />

(b) a statement of the accounts of the Commission<br />

audited in accordance with section 13.<br />

(2) <strong>The</strong> Minister shall cause a copy of the report<br />

together with a copy of the audited financial statements<br />

and the auditor’s report to be laid on the table of both<br />

Houses of Parliament.<br />

15. (1) <strong>The</strong> Minister shall appoint and may dismiss a<br />

secretary to the Commission.<br />

(2) <strong>The</strong> secretary shall —<br />

(a) receive and process administratively all matters<br />

relating to the Commission, and<br />

(b) perform any other duties assigned to him by the<br />

Commission and by the Executive Director.<br />

16. <strong>The</strong> Minister shall appoint and may dismiss an<br />

Executive Director as he considers necessary for the<br />

purpose of performing the duties assigned to such officer<br />

by the Commission or by any written law.<br />

Balancing of<br />

revenue account<br />

and surplus<br />

revenue.<br />

Accounts and<br />

audit.<br />

Annual report.<br />

Appointment of<br />

Secretary.<br />

Appointment of<br />

Executive<br />

Director.<br />

[Original Service 2001]<br />

STATUTE LAW OF THE BAHAMAS

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!