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Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000

Amendments to the National Audit Act 1983

128.Paragraph 18(2)amends section 4 of the 1983 Act to enable the National Audit Office to prepare its own estimates and accounts on a resource basis.

129.Paragraph 18(3)substitutes a reference to resource accounts for a reference to appropriation accounts in section 6 of the 1983 Act.

130.Paragraph 18(4)amends paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 3 to the 1983 Act to reflect the move to RAB and requires the auditor of NAO to carry out the audit of NAO in the same manner as the C&AG will carry out his audits of departments.

131.Paragraph 18(5)substitutes a reference to resource accounts for a reference to appropriation accounts in paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 3 to the Act.

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