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(1)The Comptroller and Auditor General continues by that name to be a corporation sole.
(2)The Comptroller and Auditor General continues to be an officer of the House of Commons.
But section 4(4) of the House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978 (which provides for the application of provisions of that Act to staff employed in or for the purposes of the House of Commons) does not apply in relation to the office of Comptroller and Auditor General.
(3)The person who is Comptroller and Auditor General may not be a member of the House of Lords.
(4)The Comptroller and Auditor General is not to be regarded—
(a)as the servant or agent of the Crown, or
(b)as enjoying any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown.
(5)The person who is Comptroller and Auditor General may not hold any other office or position to which a person may be appointed, or recommended for appointment, by or on behalf of the Crown.
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