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Rh :(b) engage in any financial activity or participate in any financial arrangement for the purpose of managing or hedging against any financial risk that arises or is likely to arise from such investment.

Accounts

20. The Commission shall keep proper accounts and records of its transactions and affairs and shall do all things necessary to ensure that—
 * (a) all payments out of its moneys are correctly made and properly authorised; and
 * (b) adequate control is maintained over the assets of, or in the custody of, the Commission and over the expenditure incurred by the Commission.

Audit of accounts

21.—(1) The accounts of the Commission shall be audited by the Auditor-General or such other auditor as may be appointed annually by the Minister in consultation with the Auditor-General (referred to in this Act as the auditor).

(2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as an auditor under subsection (1) unless he is a public accountant who is registered or deemed to be registered under the Accountants Act (Act 4 of 2004).

(3) The Commission shall, as soon as practicable after the close of each financial year, prepare and submit the financial statements in respect of that year to the auditor who shall audit and report on them.

(4) The auditor shall in his report state—
 * (a) whether the financial statements show fairly the financial transactions and the state of affairs of the Commission;
 * (b) whether proper accounting and other records have been kept,including records of all assets of the Commission whether purchased, donated or otherwise;
 * (c) whether the receipts, expenditure and investment of moneys and the acquisition and disposal of assets by the Commission during the financial year were in accordance with the provisions of this Act; and