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Functions of Credit Reviewer
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12. (1) The Credit Reviewer shall be the accounting officer, for the purposes of the Comptroller and Auditor General Acts 1866 to 1998, in relation to the appropriation accounts of the Service.
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(2) The Service shall act through, and its functions shall be performed in the name of the Service by, the Credit Reviewer or another member of staff of the Service duly authorised in that behalf by the Credit Reviewer.
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(3) The Credit Reviewer shall—
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(a) manage and control generally the staff, administration and business of the Service,
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(b) perform such functions as are specified in this Act to be functions of the Service,
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(c) be responsible to the Minister for the performance of his or her functions,
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(d) provide the Minister with such information relating to the performance of his or her functions and the implementation of the Minister’s policies and priorities, in so far as those policies and priorities relate to such functions, as the Minister may request, and
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(e) perform such other functions (if any) as may be authorised under this Act or any other enactment.
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(4) The Credit Reviewer shall, in the performance of his or her functions under this Act, have regard to the Minister’s policies and priorities in so far as those policies and priorities relate to such functions.
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(5) The functions of the Credit Reviewer may be performed by any one or more of the members of staff of the Service as may from time to time be designated for that purpose by the Credit Reviewer or, when the position of Credit Reviewer is vacant, by the Minister.
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