Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02018:body:0:p9
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or take extracts from, any such accounts or records.
"(2) Such an authority, officer, employee or person shall, upon request at any reasonable time by the Auditor-General or by an authorized officer produce to him all such accounts or records as are specified or described in the request or are relevant to any matter so specified or described.
"(3) In this section, 'authorized officer' means an officer authorized by the Auditor-General to act under this section.".

 (2) A person authorized to act under section 14b of the Principal Act immediately before the date of commencement of this section shall be deemed to be authorized, on that date, to act under section 14b of the Principal Act as amended by this Act, but his authorization may be revoked by the Auditor-General.

Secrecy
12. Section 14c of the Principal Act is amended—
      (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "sections thirteen, fourteen, fourteen a and fourteen b of this Act" and substituting "sections 13, 14, 14a, 14b, 41 and 48e";
      (b) by omitting from sub-section (2) "section thirteen, fourteen or fourteen b of this Act" and substituting "section 11, 13, 14, 14b, 41 or 48e";
      (c) by omitting from sub-section (3) "section thirteen, fourteen or fourteen b of this Act" and substituting "section 11, 13, 14, 14b, 41 or 48e";
      (d) by omitting from sub-section (3) "accounts, books, documents or papers" and substituting" accounts or records"; and
      (e) by omitting from sub-section (4) "section thirteen, fourteen or fourteen b of this Act" and substituting "section 11, 13, 14, 14b, 41 or 48e".

Persons subject to Act
13. Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "books" and substituting "records".
14. (1) Sections 17, 18 and 19 of the Principal Act are repealed and the following section is substituted:

Overdrafts not to be arranged without authority
"18. An overdraft on a public or official account at a bank shall not be arranged without the authority of the Minister.".
(2) An overdraft maintained on a public or official account at a bank immediately before the date of commencement of this section shall, on and after that date, be deemed to be an overdraft arranged with the authority of the Minister for Finance under section 18 of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

Heading to Part IV
15. The heading immediately preceding section 20 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following heading substituted:
"PART IV—COLLECTION OF MONEYS AND SECURITIES".

Minister may agree with any bank for conducting business
16. (1) Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:
"(3) An account for the receipt, custody, payment or transmission of public moneys