Prospective
(1)[F1The Auditor General for Wales] may not make an appointment under this Chapter in relation to an entity for a financial year if, by virtue of this section, the entity is exempt from audit for that year.
(2)A company is exempt from audit under this Chapter for a financial year if it appears to the [F2Auditor General for Wales] that, for the purposes of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), the company is or will be exempt from audit under that Part for that year.
(3)A limited liability partnership is exempt from audit under this Chapter for a financial year if it appears to the [F2Auditor General for Wales] that, for the purposes of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 (as that Part applies to limited liability partnerships), the partnership is or will be exempt from audit under that Part for that year.
(4)[F3A registered society] is exempt from audit under this Chapter for a financial year if it appears to the [F2Auditor General for Wales] that [F4—
(a)the society is a small society (within the meaning of Part 7 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014) for that year, or
(b)section 83 of that Act (duty to appoint auditors) does not apply to the society for that year because of a resolution under section 84 of that Act (power to disapply auditing requirements).]
(5)Subsection (1) does not apply if the entity requests the [F5Auditor General for Wales] to make the appointment.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 40(1) substituted (1.4.2015) by Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 12 para. 102(2); S.I. 2015/841, art. 3(x) (with Sch. para. 10) (as amended (27.6.2016) by S.I. 2016/675, art. 2)
F2Words in s. 40(2)-(4) substituted (1.4.2015) by Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 12 para. 102(3); S.I. 2015/841, art. 3(x) (with Sch. para. 10) (as amended (27.6.2016) by S.I. 2016/675, art. 2)
F3Words in Act substituted (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), Sch. 4 para. 149 (with Sch. 5)
F4Words in s. 40(4) substituted (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), s. 154, Sch. 4 para. 150 (with Sch. 5)
F5Words in s. 40(5) substituted (1.4.2015) by Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 12 para. 102(4); S.I. 2015/841, art. 3(x) (with Sch. para. 10) (as amended (27.6.2016) by S.I. 2016/675, art. 2)