Part 2Local government bodies in Wales
Chapter 4General
53Rights of Auditor General for Wales to documents and information: offences
1
A person commits an offence if without reasonable excuse he fails to comply with a requirement imposed by the Auditor General for Wales under section 52(4).
2
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction—
a
to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, and
b
to an additional fine not exceeding £20 for each day on which the offence continues after he has been convicted of it.
3
Subsection (4) applies if—
a
a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1), and
b
expenses are incurred by the Auditor General for Wales F1or the Wales Audit Office in connection with proceedings for the offence.
4
The expenses may be recovered F2by the Wales Audit Office from the convicted person or an appropriate person, to the extent that they are not recovered from any other source.
5
An appropriate person is a person who controlled the document referred to in section 52(5) at the time the requirement was imposed.