ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ encountered in the discharge of his or her duties, and such transmit copies of such report to the Commission, the Chief Elections Officer and any one of the persons approved by the Minister to be the Commission’s external auditors in terms of paragraph 15(1). Powers of auditors 17.(1) An auditor referred to in paragraph 15 shall be entitled at all reasonable times to require to be produced to him or her all accounts and other records relating to such accounts which are kept by the Commission or its agents and to require from any Commissioner or employee or agent of the Commission such information and explanations as in the auditor’s opinion are necessary for the purposes of his or her audit. (2) Any Commissioner or employee or agent of the Commission who fails without just cause to comply with a requirement of an auditor in terms of subparagraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level four or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. Statement of accounts and auditor’s report to be laid before National Assembly 18. The Minister shall, within six months after the end of each financial year, lay before the National Assembly the Commission’s statement of accounts and auditor’s report for that financial year. [Paragraph amended by s. 48 of Act No. 6 of 2014] [Sixth Schedule inserted by s. 41 of Act No. 3 of 2012] SEVENTH SCHEDULE (Section 45A) ELECTION OF SENATORS TO REPRESENT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Interpretation in Seventh Schedule 1. In this Schedule— “candidate to represent persons with a disability” means a person nominated in accordance with this Part for election as one of the two Senators referred to in section 120(1)(d) of the Constitution, and who is himself or herself a person with a disability; “Electoral College for Persons with a Disability” means the electoral college constituted in terms of paragraph 3; “Electoral College delegate” means a member of the Electoral College for Persons with a Disability; “National Disability Board” the Board constituted under the Disabled Persons Act [Chapter 17:01]; “person with a disability” means a person with a physical, mental or sensory disability, including a visual, hearing or speech functional disability, which gives rise to physical, cultural or social barriers inhibiting the person from participating at an equal level with other members of society in activities, undertakings or fields of employment that are open to other members of society. Election of Senators to represent persons with disabilities 2.(1) Without delay after the calling of a general election, the Commission shall call upon the National Disability Board to draw up a provisional list of Electoral College delegates who will constitute the Electoral College for Persons with a Disability. (2) The list and the persons on the list must conform to the following requirements— (a) every the person on the list must be a person with a disability; and (b) half of all the persons on the list must be women; and (c) every person on the list must be a person who is willing (in person or through an authorised proxy) to be an Electoral College delegate; and 155