National Audit Act 1983

13 Interpretation of references to Committee of Public Accounts. U.K.

(1) If at any time after the passing of this Act—

(a) the name of the Committee of Public Accounts is changed; or

(b) the functions discharged by that Committee at the passing of this Act, or functions substantially corresponding thereto, are discharged by a different Committee of the House of Commons,

references in this Act to the Committee of Public Accounts shall be construed as a reference to that Committee by its new name or, as the case may be, to the Committee for the time being discharging those functions.

(2) Any question arising under this section shall be determined by the Speaker of the House of Commons.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 13 applied (31.7.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 155(4) (with ss. 139(2), 143(2))

C2 S. 13 applied (7.4.2005) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), ss. 40, 41(5)

C3 S. 13 applied by 1996 c. 52, Sch. 2A para. 15(8) (as inserted (14.7.2005) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), s. 270(7), Sch. 12; S.I. 2005/1814, arts. 1(2), 2(e))

C4 S. 13 applied (with modifications) (21.2.2008) by Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 (c. 2), ss. 2(11), 17(2)

C5 S. 13 applied (1.11.2011) by Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 (c. 4), ss. 25(4), 29 (with Sch. 4); S.I. 2011/2576, art. 2(f)

C6 S. 13 applied (E.W.) (1.4.2012) by Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1), s. 156(2), Sch. 1 para. 16(6); S.I. 2012/969, art. 2(b)

C7 S. 13 applied (E.W.) (16.10.2015) by Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 2), s. 56(2), Sch. 2 para. 18(6); S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)

C8 S. 13 applied (E.W.) (22.5.2019) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 3), ss. 77(2), 78(6)