SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 8Auditor General for Wales
Estimates
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1
For each financial year the Auditor General must—
a
prepare an estimate of the income and expenses of the office of Auditor General, and
b
submit the estimate to the Audit Committee.
2
Each estimate must be submitted to the Audit Committee at least five months before the beginning of the financial year to which it relates.
3
The Audit Committee must—
a
examine each estimate submitted to it, and
b
(having done so) lay the estimate before the Assembly with any modifications which the Audit Committee considers appropriate.
4
Before laying an estimate before the Assembly with modifications the Audit Committee must—
a
consult the Auditor General, and
b
take into account any representations which the Auditor General may make.
5
Nothing in this paragraph authorises the Audit Committee—
a
to examine that part of any estimate which relates to estimated income or expenses of the office of Auditor General to which sub-paragraph (6) applies, or
b
to lay an estimate before the Assembly with modifications relating to such estimated income or expenses.
6
This sub-paragraph applies to estimated income or expenses relating to—
a
Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27) (best value audits and inspections),
b
section 33(3)(b) of that Act (grants to the Auditor General), or
c
Part 2 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23) (local government audit), apart from section 44.