Section 46
Purposes of Fund
of Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), monies in the Fund shall be applied for the following purposes -
(a)
compensation to trafficked persons;
(b)
financing the cost of repatriation of trafficked persons;
(c)
to enable the appropriate law enforcement agencies to continue their fight against people trafficking;
(d)
the promotion of information and education of the public in preventing. suppressing or otherwise of people trafficking;
(e)
rewards to any person in preventing or suppressing people trafficking; or
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such other purposes as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient for giving effect to and carrying out the provisions of this
Act.
(2)
The Permanent Secretary shall consult the Attorney General before applying the Fund for any of the purposes set out in subsection (1).
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(3)
Monies paid into the Fund, while not being applied for any of the purposes set out in subsection (l), shall be placed in the name of the Fund, in a current or deposit account, with one or more banks selected by the
Perrnanent Secretary. and any interest earned on such monies while held in any such account shall be credited to such account.
(4)
The accounts of the Fund shall be audited at least once annually by the Auditor General and the duly audited accounts shall be presented to the Minister of Finance and Economy.
(5)
In this section and section 44(2), "Permanent Secretary" means the Perrnanent Secretary to the Oflice of the Prime Minister.