Section 17: Annual estimates, account and audit

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