Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act, 1993
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Fees in respect of audits, inspections and examinations by Comptroller and Auditor General. |
12.—(1) The Comptroller and Auditor General may, with the consent of the Minister, require a Department or person or the owner of a fund to pay to the Comptroller and Auditor General a fee of an amount calculated on such basis as he may determine after consultation with the Minister, in respect of an audit, an inspection under section 8 , or an examination under section 9 , in relation to the Department, person or fund carried out by him pursuant to this Act or any other enactment or any provision under any other enactment. | |
(2) A fee due under this section may be recovered by the Comptroller and Auditor General as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction. | ||
(3) A fee paid under this section shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in accordance with the directions of the Minister. | ||
(4) The Public Offices Fees Act, 1879, shall not apply in relation to a fee paid under this section. |