27(1)Paragraph 16 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (audit) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) for “Part III of the Local Government Finance Act 1982” and “that Part” substitute “ the Audit Commission Act 1998 ” and “ that Act ”.
(3)In sub-paragraph (2) for “Sections 15(1)(a), 17, 19, 20, 22, 23 and 24 of that Act” substitute “ Sections 5(1)(b) and (c), 14 to 18, 25 and 27 of that Act ”.
(4)In sub-paragraph (3) for “Part III of the Act of 1982” substitute “ the Act of 1998 ”.
(5)In sub-paragraph (4) for “section 15(3) of the Act of 1982” substitute “ section 8 of the Act of 1998 ”.
28(1)Paragraph 12 of Schedule 17 to that Act (closure of old authorities’ accounts) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In sub-paragraph (3)(a) for “Part III of the Local Government Finance Act 1982 (accounts and audit)” substitute “ the Audit Commission Act 1998 ”.
(3)In sub-paragraph (4)—
(a)for “Part III of the Act of 1982” substitute “ the Act of 1998 ”;
(b)in paragraph (a) for “section 16(1)” substitute “ section 6(1) ”;
(c)in paragraph (b) for “section 16(2) or 28(1)” substitute “ section 6(4) or 48(1) ”.
(4)In sub-paragraph (5)—
(a)for “section 29(1) of the Act of 1982” substitute “ section 28 of the Act of 1998 ”;
(b)for “section 30(1)(a)” substitute “ section 49(1)(a) ”.