Part 2Local government bodies in Wales
Chapter 1Accounts and audit
Audit of accounts
I120F1Fees in respect of functions exercised by the Auditor General for Wales
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The Wales Audit Office must, in accordance with a scheme for charging fees prepared under section 24 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013, charge a fee in respect of functions exercised by the Auditor General for Wales—
a
in auditing the accounts of local government bodies in Wales under this Chapter, and
b
in undertaking studies at the request of a local government body under section 44.
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F6The Wales Audit Office must prescribe a scale or scales of fees payable for one or more financial years in respect of the audit of accounts of local government bodies in Wales under this Chapter.
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Before prescribing a scale of fees under subsection (1) F7the Wales Audit Office must consult—
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such other persons as the Wales Audit Office thinks fit.
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A local government body in Wales must, subject to subsection (5), pay to F4the Wales Audit Office the fee payable in respect of the audit in accordance with the appropriate scale.
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But a fee charged under this section may not exceed the full cost of exercising the function to which it relates.
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