Part IV U.K. Assembly finance

Commencement Information

I1 Part IV partly in force: Ss. 80-103 in force at 1.12.1998 by S.I. 1998/2789, art. 2

The Auditor General for Wales U.K.

Valid from 01/04/2005

[F1 96A Reports in public interest U.K.

(1) Where the Auditor General for Wales thinks that it would be in the public interest for him to bring to the public’s attention a matter coming to his notice in the course of an examination or study to which subsection (2) applies, he may prepare a report on that matter.

(2) This subsection applies to—

(a) an examination of auditable accounts (other than accounts falling to be examined under section 96(3)(a)), and

(b) an examination or study under section 100, 145 or 145A, except one undertaken at the request of the body or bodies to which it relates.

(3) The Auditor General for Wales must, as soon as practicable after preparing a report under subsection (1), lay the report before the Assembly.

(4) In this section “auditable accounts” has the meaning given in section 95(7).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 96A-96C inserted (1.4.2005) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23), ss. 2, 73; S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1