Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c. 25)

Part VI Administrative and financial arrangements

59 Regulations as to accounts and audit

(1) The Lord Chancellor may by regulations made by statutory instrument require magistrates' courts committees—

(a) to keep prescribed accounts and prescribed records in relation to those accounts; and

(b) to cause any such accounts to be audited in accordance with the regulations.

(2) In subsection (1) above “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations; and a statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provisions) regulations made by virtue of this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.