Administration of Justice Act 1965

Supplementary Provisions U.K.

[F1 15 Accounts. U.K.

(1) [F2 The Accountant General] and the Public Trustee shall, in respect of the period beginning with the commencement of this Act and ending with the last day of February next following, and in respect of each accounting year beginning after that commencement, each prepare, in such form as the Treasury may direct, such accounts of his transactions under common investment schemes, rules made under section 7 of this Act, rules made under section 168 of the M1 County Courts Act 1959, rules made under section 169 of that Act and statutory deposit regulations as the Treasury may direct, and shall send them to the Comptroller and Auditor General not later than the end of October following; and the National Debt Commissioners shall, in respect of the period beginning with the commencement of this Act and ending with the last day of February next following, and in respect of each accounting period beginning after that commencement, prepare in such form as the Treasury may direct, such accounts of their transactions under rules made under the said section 7 and rules made under the said section 168 and of their transactions under section 12 of this Act as the Treasury may direct, and shall send them to the Comptroller and Auditor General not later than the end of October following.

(2) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall examine, certify and report on accounts sent to him under the foregoing subsection and lay copies of them and of his report thereon before each House of Parliament.

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(4) In section 14(1) of the M2 Public Trustee Act 1906 (which specifies purposes for which rules are to be made), the reference to accounts to be kept shall be construed as not including accounts of transactions of which accounts are required by subsection (1) above to be kept by the Public Trustee.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1–8, 10, 12–16 repealed (prosp.) by Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53, SIF 37), ss. 75(1), 76, Sch. 9 Pt. I

F2 S. 15(1): The reference to the Accountant General repealed (N.I.) with saving by Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23, SIF 38), ss. 83(4)(a), 122(1), Sch. 6 para. 13

F3 S. 15(3) repealed (E.W.) by Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54, SIF 37), s. 152(4), Sch. 7 and repealed (N.I.) with saving by Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23, SIF 38), s. 83(4)(b), Sch. 6 para. 13

Marginal Citations

M1 1959 c. 22.

M2 1906 c. 55.

[F4 16 Parliamentary control of powers to make schemes, rules and regulations. U.K.

Any power conferred by this Part of this Act to make a scheme, or rules or regulations, shall be exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Ss. 1–8, 10, 12–16 repealed (prosp.) by Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53, SIF 37), ss. 75(1), 76, Sch. 9 Pt. I

17 Amendments of Acts to secure conformity with Part I of this Act. U.K.

X1 (1) The enactments specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments respectively specified in relation thereto in column 2 of that Schedule (being amendments necessary for bringing those enactments into conformity with this Part of this Act).

(2) Without prejudice to section 23 of the M3 Interpretation Act 1889 or any corresponding enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, any reference in an Act passed or other instrument made before the commencement of this Act which is, or includes, a reference to a provision of the M4 Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 that is amended by this Act shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as referring, or as including a reference, to that provision as so amended.

Editorial Information

X1 The text of S. 17(1) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

M3 1889 c. 63.

M4 1845 c. 18.

F5 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F5 Ss. 18, 20(2) repealed by Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53, SIF 37), s. 75(1), Sch. 9 Pt. I