Airports Act 1986

22 Other local authority capital controls in England and Wales.E+W+S

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(5)It shall be the duty of the controlling authority of a public airport company to exercise their control over the company so as to ensure that the company appoints as auditors of the company only persons who, in addition to being [F2eligible for such appointment in accordance with Part II of the Companies Act 1989], are approved for appointment as such auditors by

[F3(a)the Auditor General for Wales, in a case where the company’s controlling authority are—

(i)a county council or county borough council in Wales, or

(ii)a composite authority of which both or all the constituent councils are county councils or county borough councils in Wales;

(b)the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England F4..., in any other case.]

(6)Where the controlling authority of a public airport company are a composite authority, the duty imposed by subsection (5) is a joint duty of both or all of the constituent councils of that authority.

(7)Section 21(4) applies for the purposes of this section.

Textual Amendments

F2Words in s. 22(5) substituted (01.10.1991) by S.I. 1991/1997, reg. 2, Sch. para. 63(2) (with reg. 4)

F3S. 22(5)(a)(b) substituted for words in s. 22(5) (1.4.2005) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23), s. 73, Sch. 2 para. 7(2); S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1