Public Finance Management Act [Chapter 22:19] as amended as at 28 October 2016
(iii) manage available working capital efficiently and economically;
(c) is responsible for the management, including the safeguarding of the assets and
revenue and expenditure and liabilities of the public entity;
(d) shall comply with any tax, levy, duty, pension and audit commitments imposed by any
enactment;
(e) shall take effective and appropriate disciplinary steps against any employee of the
public entity who—
(i) contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of this Act applicable to such
entity;
(ii) commits an act which undermines the financial management and internal
control system of the public entity; or
(iii) incurs or permits irregular expenditure or fruitless and wasteful expenditure;
(f) is responsible for the submission by the public entity of all financial statements,
reports, returns, notices and other information to the National Assembly, the
appropriate Minister or the Treasury, as may be required by this Act or the enactment
relating to the public entity;
(g) shall comply, and ensure compliance by the public entity, with the provisions of this
Act and any other enactment applicable to the public entity.
(2) If an accounting authority is unable to comply with any of the responsibilities of an
accounting authority under this Part, the accounting authority shall promptly report the inability,
together with the reasons therefor, to the appropriate Minister and the Treasury.
45 Responsibilities of employees of public entities
An employee of a public entity shall to the extent that it is competent for the employee to do
so—
(a) ensure that the system of financial management and internal control established for
that public entity is implemented;
(b) be responsible for the effective, efficient, economical and transparent use of the
financial and other resources of the public entity;
(c) take effective and appropriate steps to prevent any irregular expenditure and fruitless
and wasteful expenditure and any under-collection of revenue due;
(d) comply with those provisions of this Act applicable to the public entity;
(e) be responsible for the management, including the safeguarding, of the assets of the
public entity and the management of its liabilities.
46 Plans and projections by public entities19
The accounting authority for every public entity shall submit to the accounting officer of the
appropriate Ministry and to the Accountant-General, at least sixty days (or such greater period
agreed by the appropriate Ministry with the Accountant-General) before the start of its financial
year—
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Section 46 as substituted by Act 6/2016 with effect from 28th October 2016.
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