Part 2Local authorities: governance and audit

Chapter 3Audit of entities connected with local authorities

General

53Regulations

1

Regulations under section F836(5)(b) may provide for any expression used in formulating a condition specified in the regulations to have the meaning for the time being given by a relevant document identified in the regulations.

2

In subsection (1), “relevant document”—

a

means a document that (at the time the regulations are made) is a document identified for the purposes of section 21(2)(b) of the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26) by regulations made under that provision, and

b

includes a document so identified by virtue of section 21(5) of that Act.

3

Regulations under this Chapter must be made by statutory instrument.

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5

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Chapter F7... is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

54Interpretation

1

In this Chapter—

  • F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • “company” has the same meaning as in Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) (see section 1 of that Act);

  • “financial year”—

    1. a

      in relation to a company, has the same meaning as in Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 (see section 390 of that Act);

    2. b

      in relation to a limited liability partnership, has the same meaning as in Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 (as it applies in relation to limited liability partnerships);

    3. c

      in relation to F4a registered society, means a year of account within the meaning of F3the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (see sections 77 and 78 of that Act);

  • F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • “limited liability partnership” means a limited liability partnership formed under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 (c. 12) or the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 12 (N.I.));

  • “local authority” has the meaning given by section 36(6);

  • F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • “qualifying Welsh local authority entity” has the meaning given by section 36(5);

  • F2“registered society” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014;

  • “relevant entity” has the meaning given by section 36(3).

2

In this Chapter references to an entity being “connected with” a local authority are to be construed in accordance with subsection (6) of section 212 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28).