Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014

2 Relevant authorities

(1) In this Act “relevant authority” means a person or body listed in Schedule 2.

(2) The application of this Act to a relevant authority is subject to any note forming part of the entry for that authority in Schedule 2.

(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend Schedule 2 by adding, modifying or removing an entry relating to a relevant authority.

(4) Regulations under subsection (3) may add an entry relating to a person or body to Schedule 2 only if that person or body exercises functions of a public nature in relation to an area which is—

(a) wholly in England, or

(b) partly in England and partly in Wales.

(5) The Secretary of State may by regulations or order make provision about the application of this Act or provision made under it to a person or body that comes to fall within Schedule 2 (whether or not as a result of regulations under subsection (3)).

(6) The power in subsection (5) includes power—

(a) to amend this Act or provision made under it in its application to that person or body, or

(b) to make provision for this Act or provision made under it to apply to that person or body with modifications.