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Local Government Act 1988

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35Amendment of Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

(1)The [1973 c. 65.] Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(2)In section 97 (establishment of Commission for Local Authority Accounts in Scotland), in subsection (2) the word “and” after paragraph (c) shall be omitted and at the end there shall be added and

(e)functions conferred by sections 97A and 97B of this Act.

(3)After section 97 there shall be inserted the following sections—

97AStudies for improving economy etc. in services

(1)The Commission shall undertake or promote comparative and other studies designed to enable it to make recommendations for improving economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the provision of services by local authorities or by other bodies whose accounts are required to be audited in accordance with this Part of this Act, and for improving the financial or other management of such authorities or other bodies.

(2)The Commission shall publish or otherwise make available its recommendations and the results of any studies undertaken or promoted under this section.

(3)Before undertaking or promoting any study under this section the Commission shall consult such associations of local authorities or other bodies whose accounts are required to be audited in accordance with this Part of this Act as appear to it to be concerned and such associations of employees as appear to it to be appropriate.

97BFurnishing of information and documents to Commission

(1)Without prejudice to any other provision of this Part of this Act, the Commission may require any body whose accounts are required to be audited in accordance with this Part of this Act, and any officer or member of any such body, to furnish the Commission or any person authorised by it with all such information as the Commission or that person may reasonably require for the discharge of the functions under this Part of this Act of the Commission or of that person, including the carrying out of any study under section 97A of this Act.

(2)Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a requirement imposed by subsection (1) above shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(4)In section 99 (general duties of auditors) after paragraph (b) there shall be added—

(c)that the local authority has made proper arrangements for securing economy, efficiency and effectiveness in its use of resources.

(5)This section shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(6)This section extends to Scotland only.

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