SCHEDULE 4Minor and consequential amendments

Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004

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1

Section 20 (fees for audit) is amended as follows.

2

Before subsection (1), insert—

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The Wales Audit Office must, in accordance with a scheme for charging fees prepared under section 24 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013, charge a fee in respect of functions exercised by the Auditor General for Wales—

a

in auditing the accounts of local government bodies in Wales under this Chapter, and

b

in undertaking studies at the request of a local government body under section 44.

3

Accordingly, the heading of section 20 becomes “ Fees in respect of functions exercised by the Auditor General for Wales ”.

4

In subsection (1), for “The Auditor General for Wales” substitute “ The Wales Audit Office ”.

5

In subsection (2)—

a

for “the Auditor General for Wales” each time those words appear substitute “ the Wales Audit Office ”;

b

in paragraph (a), for “of local authorities” substitute “ of local government bodies ”;

c

for paragraph (b), substitute—

b

such other persons as the Wales Audit Office thinks fit.

6

Omit subsection (3).

7

In subsection (4), for “the Auditor General for Wales” substitute “ the Wales Audit Office ”.

8

In subsection (5)—

a

for “the Auditor General for Wales” each time those words appear substitute “ the Wales Audit Office ”;

b

omit “him when prescribing”.

9

After subsection (5) insert—

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But a fee charged under this section may not exceed the full cost of exercising the function to which it relates.

10

Omit subsection (6).