(d) to promote or contribute towards research and development in the field of environmental management services; (e) to assist in training persons in the provision of environmental services; (f) to encourage and facilitate, for the benefit of Zimbabwe, the transfer of environmental management services technology from foreign providers of such technology; (g) to rehabilitate degraded environment; (h) to clean up polluted environment; (i) to promote public awareness of environmental management issues; (j) any other object which the Minister may determine by notice in a statutory instrument. 53 Financial year of Fund The financial year of the Fund shall be a period of twelve months ending on the 31st December in each year. 54 Books of account and audit of Fund (1) The Minister shall ensure that— (a) proper accounts and other records relating thereto are kept in relation to all the financial transactions of the Fund; and (b) in respect of each financial year— (i) a balance-sheet; and (ii) a statement of the transactions referred to in paragraph (a); are prepared without undue delay. (2) The accounts of the Fund shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General, who shall have all the powers conferred upon him by section 9 of the Audit and Exchequer Act [Chapter 22:03] as though the assets of the Fund were public moneys or State property. PART IX ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS 55 Establishment of a Standards and Enforcement Committee (1) There is hereby established a Standards and Enforcement Committee to be a committee of the Board. (2) The Standards and Enforcement Committee shall consist of members set out in the Fourth Schedule. (3) The Secretary for the Ministry responsible for administering of this Act shall be the chairperson of the Standards and Enforcement Committee. (4) The Standards and Enforcement Committee shall regulate its own meetings and procedure as it thinks fit. (5) The Standards and Enforcement Committee may co-opt any person to attend its meetings and a person co-opted shall participate at the deliberations of the Committee but shall have no vote. 56 Functions of the Standards and Enforcement Committee The Standards and Enforcement Committee shall, in consultation with the Agency— 29