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| (1) The National Council shall have its accounts audited each year by the Auditor-General. For the purpose of assisting him in the audit of such accounts, the Auditor-General may employ the services of any qualified auditor or auditors who shall act under his direction and control. |
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| (2) For the purpose of meeting the expenses incurred by him in auditing the accounts of the National Council, the Auditor-General shall be paid from the Fund of that Council such remuneration as the Minister may determine with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance. Any remuneration received from that Council by the Auditor-General shall, after deducting any sums paid by him to any qualified auditor employed by him for the purpose of such audit, be credited to the Consolidated Fund of Ceylon. |
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| (3) For the purpose of this section, the expression " qualified auditor " means-
| | (a) an individual who, being a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ceylon, possesses a certificate to practise as an Accountant, issued by the Council of that Institute; or | | |
| | (b) a firm of Chartered Accountants each of the partners of which, being a member of that Institute, possesses a certificate to practise as an Accountant issued by the Council of that Institute. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts