Government of Wales Act 1998

60 Audit Committee.U.K.

(1)The Assembly shall establish a committee to be known as the Audit Committee or Pwyllgor Archwilio.

(2)The Audit Committee shall have such number of members as the standing orders may provide.

(3)The members of the Audit Committee shall be elected by the Assembly from among the Assembly members so as to secure that, as far as is practicable, the balance of the parties in the Assembly is reflected in the membership of the Committee.

(4)Neither the Assembly First Secretary nor an Assembly Secretary may be a member of the Audit Committee.

(5)The Assembly shall elect one of the members of the Audit Committee to chair the Committee but it may not be chaired by a member who represents the largest party with an executive role.

(6)The Assembly may not delegate any function to the Audit Committee except as provided by section 94(4).