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Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013, Paragraph 32 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 14 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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32(1)The WAO may delegate any of its functions to—E+W

(a)any of its members, employees or committees, or

(b)a person who provides services to the WAO.

(2)A committee may delegate functions (including functions delegated to it) to a sub-committee.

(3)The delegation of a function does not prevent the WAO or the committee (as the case may be) from carrying out the function itself.

(4)The delegation of a function does not affect the WAO's or the committee's responsibility for the function (as the case may be).

(5)Functions under the following provisions may not be delegated—

(a)section 20(1)(a) (estimating the income and expenses of the WAO for each financial year);

(b)section 25(1) (preparing an annual plan for each financial year with the Auditor General);

(c)paragraph 27 of Part 7 of this Schedule (making rules for the purpose of regulating the WAO's procedure);

(d)paragraph 34(2) of Part 8 of this Schedule (recommending a person to audit the accounts of the WAO, etc);

(e)paragraph 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 (jointly preparing a report or an interim report each financial year on the exercise of the functions of the Auditor General and the WAO);

(f)paragraph 5 of Part 3 of Schedule 2 (designating another person to temporarily exercise the functions of the Auditor General).

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I1Sch. 1 para. 32 in force at 4.7.2013 for specified purposes by S.I. 2013/1466, art. 2(u)(xviii)

I2Sch. 1 para. 32 in force at 1.4.2014 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)

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