National Health Service

14 Summarised accounts.

(1)

The Treasury may by order provide for F1paragraph 7 of Schedule 15 to the National Health Service Act 2006 or paragraph 5 of Schedule 9 to the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 not to apply in relation to a specified body for a specified year.

(2)

The Treasury may make an order in respect of a body for a year only if they consider that the preparation of summarised accounts for that body and that year is unnecessary having regard to information contained or to be contained in—

(a)

a department’s resource accounts under section 5, or

(b)

accounts under section 9.

(3)

Before making an order under subsection (1) F2in respect of an NHS body within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 15 to the National Health Service Act 2006, other than one to which paragraph 1(2)(b) of that Schedule applies, the Treasury shall consult the Comptroller and Auditor General.

F3(4)

Before making an order under that subsection in respect of an NHS body within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, the Treasury shall consult—

(a)

the National Assembly for Wales, and

(b)

the Auditor General for Wales.

(5)

An order under this section—

(a)

shall be made by statutory instrument, and

(b)

shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

F4(6)

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