Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014

Saving for codes of practice under Audit Commission Act 1998E+W

8(1)Despite the repeal of section 4 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 by this Act, a provision of a code of audit practice under that section continues in force until it is replaced by a provision of a code of audit practice under this Schedule.E+W

(2)A provision of a code under that section is to be read subject to the modifications necessary for it to have effect in relation to the functions of a local auditor under this Act.

(3)A code under that section—

(a)is not to be treated as a code of audit practice for the purposes of this Schedule (other than this paragraph), but,

(b)is otherwise to be treated as a code of audit practice for the purposes of this Act.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 6 para. 8 in force at 9.4.2014 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/940, art. 2(b)

I2Sch. 6 para. 8 in force at 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2015/841, art. 3(n) (with Sch. para. 1) (as amended (27.6.2016) by S.I. 2016/675, art. 2)