Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc1)

PART 9 E+W MISCELLANEOUS

Information sharing E+W

160 Amendment of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 consequential on section 159 E+W

In section 54 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23) (restriction on disclosure of information)—

(a) in subsection (1), after paragraph (a) (and before the “or” which follows it) insert—

“(aa) pursuant to section 159 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021,”;

(b) in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) section 159 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021;

(bb) for the purposes of any functions of the Auditor General for Wales which are specified functions within the meaning of section 159 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (and are not mentioned elsewhere in this subsection);”.