43AFinancial management responsibilities—board of prescribed office or public body

43A Financial management responsibilities—board of prescribed office or public body (1) The board (if any) of a prescribed office or a public body must ensure that the accountable officer of the prescribed office or public body fulfils the accountable officer's overarching obligation. (2) The board is responsible to the relevant Minister for the public body or prescribed office in fulfilling the board's obligation under subsection (1). (3) The board must report on the board's obligation under subsection (1) to— (b) in the case of a public body, the Department Head of the department which has responsibility to the relevant Minister for that public body. (4) This section does not apply to the board of a declared body. S. 43B inserted by No. 30/2025 s. 16.