Part IIIE+W Accounts and Audit

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Pt. III (ss. 11–36): certain functions transferred by S.I. 1989/814, art. 11(b), by S.I. 1989/1359, reg. 11(b) and by S.I. 1989/2470, art. 12(b)

C4Pt. III (ss. 11–36) modified (16.1.1990 to the extent mentioned in S.I. 1989/2445, art. 4, otherwiseprosp.) by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), ss. 70(2)(4), 195(2)

Miscellaneous and supplementaryE+W

33 Commencement of Part III and transitional provisions.E+W

(1)The Commission shall come into existence on such day (“the first appointed day”) as may be appointed by an order made by the Secretary of State.

(2)The provisions of this Part of this Act relating to the audit of accounts shall have effect in relation to accounts for any period beginning on or after such later date (“the second appointed day”) as may be appointed by an order made by the Secretary of State; and the amendments made by section 32 and Schedule 4 to this Act shall have effect in relation to any such period.

(3)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for any statutory provision not contained in this Part of this Act to continue to apply on and after the second appointed day in relation to accounts for any period beginning before that day of bodies falling within subsection (4) below with such modifications, additions and omissions as may be prescribed in the regulations; and different provision may be made by such regulations in relation to the accounts of bodies of different descriptions and in relation to their accounts for different periods.

(4)The bodies referred to in subsection (3) above are—

(a)the bodies to which section 12 above applies;

(b)Passenger Transport Executives . . . F1; . . . F2

(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

[F3(4A)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for any statutory provision not contained in this Part of this Act to continue to apply on and after the day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 22 of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 in relation to accounts for any period beginning before that day of health service bodies, with such modifications, additions and omissions as may be prescribed by the regulations; and different provision may be made by such regulations in relation to the accounts of bodies of different descriptions and in relation to the accounts for different periods.]

(5)The expenses incurred by the Commission between the first and second appinted days shall be paid by the Secretary of State; and in the two years beginning with the [F4day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 22 of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990] the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, make to the Commission grants for the purpose of providing it with working capital [F5with respect to its functions in relation to health service bodies].