SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 13Supplementary provisions with respect to delegation order
Report and accounts
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1
The body must, at least once in each calendar year for which the delegation order is in force, make a report to the Secretary of State on—
a
the discharge of the functions transferred to it, and
b
such other matters as the Secretary of State may by order require.
2
The delegation order may modify sub-paragraph (1) as it has effect in relation to the calendar year in which the order comes into force or is revoked.
3
The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament copies of each report received by him under this paragraph.
4
The following provisions of this paragraph apply as follows—
a
sub-paragraphs (5) and (6) apply only where the body is established by the order, and
b
sub-paragraphs (7) and (8) apply only where the body is an existing body.
5
The Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, give directions to the body with respect to its accounts and the audit of its accounts.
6
A person may only be appointed as auditor of the body if he is eligible for appointment as F1a local auditor, or a statutory auditor in accordance with this Part of this Act as it has effect apart from its application by virtue of Schedule 5 to the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.
7
Unless the body is a company to which section 394 (duty to prepare individual company accounts) applies, the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, give directions to the body with respect to its accounts and the audit of its accounts.
8
Whether or not the body is a company to which section 394 applies, the Secretary of State may direct that any provisions of this Act specified in the directions are to apply to the body, with or without any modifications so specified.