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Government of Wales Act 2006
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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: National Audit Act 1983 (c. 44)
Version Superseded: 01/04/2018
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National Audit Act 1983 (c. 44)U.K.
14U.K.The National Audit Act 1983 is amended as follows.
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I1This provision in force immediately after "the 2007 election" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))
15(1)Section 6 (departments, authorities and bodies subject to examinations by the Comptroller and Auditor General) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (3), for paragraph (aa) substitute—
“(aa)the Welsh Ministers;
(ab)the National Assembly for Wales Commission;”.
(3)After that subsection insert—
“(3A)Before carrying out an examination under this section in respect of the Welsh Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales Commission, the Comptroller and Auditor General shall—
(a)consult the Auditor General for Wales, and
(b)take into account any relevant work done or being done by the Auditor General for Wales.”
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I2This provision in force immediately after "the 2007 election" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))
16(1)Section 8 (right to obtain documents and information) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1), after “below” insert “ and except in relation to an examination under section 6 above in respect of the Welsh Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales Commission ”.
(3)After subsection (2) insert—
“(3)For the purpose of enabling an examination under section 6 above to be carried out in respect of the Welsh Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales Commission the Comptroller and Auditor General—
(a)shall have a right of access at all reasonable times to all such documents in the custody or under the control of any of the persons mentioned in subsection (4) below as may be reasonably required for that purpose, and
(b)shall be entitled to require from any person holding or accountable for any of those documents such information and explanation as are reasonably necessary for that purpose.
(4)The persons referred to in subsection (3)(a) above are—
(a)the Welsh Ministers,
(b)the National Assembly for Wales Commission,
(c)any other person audited by the Auditor General for Wales other than a Welsh NHS body (within the meaning given in section 60 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23)), and
(d)the Auditor General for Wales.
(5)Before acting in reliance on subsection (3) above the Comptroller and Auditor General shall—
(a)consult the Auditor General for Wales, and
(b)take into account any relevant work done or being done by the Auditor General for Wales.”
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I3This provision in force immediately after "the 2007 election" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))
17(1)Section 9 (reports to House of Commons) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)The existing provision is re-numbered as subsection (1).
(3)After that subsection insert—
“(2)If the Comptroller and Auditor General reports the results of an examination carried out under section 6 above in respect of the Welsh Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales Commission to the House of Commons, the Comptroller and Auditor General shall at the same time lay a report of the results of the examination before the National Assembly for Wales.”
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I4This provision in force immediately after "the 2007 election" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))
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