Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 1440

Government Resources And Accounts

The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2008

Made

5th June 2008

Laid before Parliament

6th June 2008

Coming into force

27th June 2008

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(1) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000(1), and having consulted the National Assembly for Wales where they have thought it appropriate, make the following Order:

Title and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 27th June 2008.

Designation

2.  The bodies listed in the Schedule to this Order are designated in respect of the financial year ending on 31st March 2008 for the purposes of section 10 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000.

Dave Watts

Frank Roy

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

5th June 2008

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1Designated bodies for 2007 – 2008

Central government, Public Corporations etc

Local Government

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the bodies listed in the Schedule in relation to the financial year ending on 31st March 2008 for the purposes of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000. The effect of this designation is that these bodies are required to prepare and present to the Treasury such financial information in relation to that financial year as the Treasury require to enable them to prepare Whole of Government Accounts.

(1)

2000 c.20. Section 10 was amended by paragraph 57 of Schedule 10 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32).