Section 53, SI-The Aduit Service Regulations 2024 Arrangement of Sections 1

(l) The Audit Service shall maintain a dalabase ofqualified extemal audit fims to be appointed by the Auditor Generat to carry out audits on behalf of t]re Auditor4eneral. (2) The database shall be updated regularly (3) TheAudit Service shall classi!the extemal audit fums in the database by grade and size, and category ofpublic institutions for which the extemal audit firm will be eligible to be assigled lo audit. (4) The database shall show the following profile ofthe extemal audit firms: (a) curriculum vitae ofkey personael; (b) location and address; (c) intcmational affiliation, if aly; (d) succession parhers; (e) total op€rational staff; (f) number of years of experience of the institution; and (g) list of organizations currently under audit.