other provision exists.

102. The salaries and allowances of the Governor-General and

certain other officers, including the Chief Justice, Justices

of Appeal, Supreme Court Judges, members of the Belize Advisory

Council and the Public Services Commission, members of the

Elections and Boundaries Commission, the Director of Public

Prosecutions and the Auditor-General, shall be a charge on the

Consolidated Revenue Fund.

The Auditor-General

103. There shall be an Auditor-General for Belize, whose office

shall be a public office. He shall be appointed by the

Governor-General on the advice of the Public Services Commission

with the concurrence of the Prime Minister after consulting the

Leader of the Opposition. He shall audit and report annually on

the public accounts of Belize, and of all officers, courts and

authorities of Belize. The Auditor-General shall submit his

reports annually to the Minister responsible for Finance to be

laid before the House of Representatives. If the Minister

responsible for Finance fails to lay any such reports before

the House of Representatives within the prescribed time, the

Auditor-General shall transmit copies of the reports to the

Speaker of the House of Representatives for presentation to

the House. In the exercise of his functions, the Auditor-General

shall not be subject to the direction or control of any other

person or authority.

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