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

PART 6 E+W PERFORMANCE AND GOVERNANCE OF PRINCIPAL COUNCILS

CHAPTER 1 E+W PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS AND INTERVENTION

Special inspections by Auditor General for Wales E+W

100 Auditor General's powers of entry and inspection etc.: offences E+W

(1) A person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a requirement imposed under section 98(2), (3) or (4)(b) commits an offence.

(2) A person who intentionally obstructs an inspector exercising or attempting to exercise a power under section 98(1) or (4)(a) or (c) commits an offence.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(4) The reasonable expenses incurred by an inspector in proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) or (2) alleged to have been committed in relation to a special inspection are, so far as not recoverable from any other source, recoverable from the principal council to which the special inspection relates.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 100 in force at 1.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/297, art. 2(b)