About the Treasury
Aims and objectives
1. To ensure that financial and accounting arrangements in all Ministries and Departments are adequate and effective.
2. To exercise general supervision over the receipts of public revenue and over the expenditure and other disbursements of government.
3. To report on the financial position of the Republic of Mauritius annually.
Roles and Responsibilities of the Accountant General
The Accountant General is the administrative Head of the Treasury of the Republic of Mauritius. The statutory duties of the Accountant General are laid down in the Finance and Audit Act. The Accountant General has to submit to the Director of Audit within six months of the close of every financial year financial statements showing the financial position on the last day of such financial year.
The Accountant General has to ensure that a proper system of account exists in every department and to exercise general supervision over the receipts of public revenue and over the expenditure and other disbursements of Government.
The additional duties of the Accountant General are laid in various legislations and the Financial Management Manual. The main legislations are :
(1) The Constitution of Mauritius s103 to s110
(2) The Finance and Audit Act
(3) The Loans Act
(4) Land Surveyors Act
(5) Law Practitioners Act and other legislation also
(6) Newspaper and Periodicals Act
(7) Pension Act
(8) Prize Competition Act
(9) Recovery of State Debts Act
(10) Recruitment of Workers Act
(11) Shooting and Fishing Leases Tax Act
(12) Tax Reserves Certificate Act
(13) Unclaimed Deposits Act
(14) Deposits (Supreme Court) Act
(15) Government Guarantees( Development Purposes) Act
(16) Government Payable Orders Act
