Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 3322
Local Government, England
The Accounts and Audit (Amendment No. 2) (England) Regulations 2009
Made
16th December 2009
Laid before Parliament
18th December 2009
Coming into force
31st March 2010
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 27 of the Audit Commission Act 1998(1) and section 134(6) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999(2).
In accordance with section 27(3) of the Audit Commission Act 1998, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Audit Commission, such local authorities as appeared to him to be concerned, and such bodies of accountants as appeared to him to be appropriate.
1998 c. 18. The Secretary of State’s functions under section 27, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672. By virtue of paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), they were transferred to the Welsh Ministers immediately after the end of the initial period as defined by section 161(5) of that Act.
1999 c. 29. Section 134(6) provides that section 27 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 applies in relation to a summary statement of accounts required under section 134 of the 1999 Act as it applies in relation to accounts or statements of accounts.