Section 17: Annual estimate, accounts and audit

(1) The Board shall cause to be prepared not later than 30 September in each year an estimate of the expenditure and income of the Programme during the next succeeding year and when prepared, they shall be submitted to the President.
(2) The Board shall cause to be kept proper accounts of the Programme and proper records in relation thereto and when certified by the Board, the accounts shall be audited by auditors appointed by the Board from the list and in accordance with the guidelines supplied by the Auditor-General for the Federation.