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- s. 104(1A) inserted by 2022 asc 1 s. 68(6)(a)
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[F1145BStudies at request of educational bodiesU.K.
(1)The Auditor General for Wales may undertake studies designed to enable him to make recommendations for improving economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the discharge of the functions of a body specified in the first column of the Table, if requested to do so by the body (or one of the bodies) specified in relation to it in the second column of the Table.
| Subject of study | Requesting body |
|---|---|
| The governing body of an institution in Wales within the higher education sector. | The governing body or [F2the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research]. |
| F3. . . | F3. . . |
| F4. . . | F4. . . |
| The governing body of an institution in Wales within the further education sector. | The governing body [F5, the Commission or the Welsh Ministers]. |
F6( 1A ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)[F7Subsection (1) does] not entitle the Auditor General for Wales to question the merits of the policy objectives of a body.
(3)Where the Auditor General for Wales undertakes a study under subsection (1) F8... he may, with the consent of the body that requested the study, arrange for a report containing—
(a)the results of the study, and
(b)his recommendations (if any),
to be laid before the Assembly.
(4)The Auditor General for Wales may, at the request of [F9the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research], give [F9the Commission] advice in connection with the discharge of the council’s functions under section 124B(2)(b) of the Education Reform Act 1988 or paragraph 18(2)(b) of Schedule 7 to that Act.
(5)The Auditor General for Wales may, at the request of a higher education corporation or further education corporation in Wales—
(a)advise them in connection with the appointment of persons to audit their accounts;
[F10(b)audit their accounts for a financial year.]
(6)In subsection (5)—
(a) “ higher education corporation ” and “ further education corporation ” have the same meaning as in the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;
(b)references to the accounts of a higher education corporation include references to a statement of accounts prepared by the corporation under section 124B of the Education Reform Act 1988 or paragraph 18 of Schedule 7 to that Act.
(7)This section must be construed as one with the Education Act 1996; and references in any enactment to the Education Acts include this section.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 145B inserted (1.4.2005) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23), ss. 4, 73; S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1
F2Words in s. 145B(1) Table substituted (1.8.2024) by Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (asc 1), s. 148(2), Sch. 4 para. 12(2)(a)(i) (with s. 19); S.I. 2024/806, art. 11(1) (with art. 11(2))
F3Words in s. 145B(1) Table omitted (1.8.2024) by virtue of Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (asc 1), s. 148(2), Sch. 4 para. 12(2)(a)(ii) (with s. 19); S.I. 2024/806, art. 2(k)(vii) (with art. 28)
F4Words in s. 145B(1) omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 5 para. 15(2); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2
F5Words in s. 145B(1) Table substituted (1.8.2024) by Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (asc 1), s. 148(2), Sch. 4 para. 12(2)(a)(iii) (with s. 19); S.I. 2024/806, art. 2(k)(vii) (with art. 28)
F6S. 145B(1A) omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 5 para. 15(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2
F7Words in s. 145B(2) substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 5 para. 15(4); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2
F8Words in s. 145B(3) omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 5 para. 15(5); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2
F9Words in s. 145B(4) substituted (1.8.2024) by Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (asc 1), s. 148(2), Sch. 4 para. 12(2)(b) (with s. 19); S.I. 2024/806, art. 12(1) (with art. 12(2))
F10S. 145B(5)(b) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/77), arts. 1(1), 2
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