Sch 16 para 13
(1) NICE must keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to the accounts. (2) The Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, give directions to NICE as to— (a) the content and form of its accounts, and (b) the methods and principles to be applied in the preparation of its accounts. (3) In sub-paragraph (2) a reference to accounts includes NICE's annual accounts prepared under paragraph 14 and any interim accounts prepared by virtue of paragraph 15.