Miscellaneous and supplementary
Section 24: Indemnification
85.This section provides for the liabilities of certain persons to be indemnified by the Consolidated Fund. Those persons are: the C&AG; the NAO; past and present members of the NAO; and past and present employees of the NAO. The indemnity covers liabilities which are incurred by those persons for a breach of duty which arises from an audit, examination or inspection which is carried out as part of the C&AG’s functions (including NAO-approved services). This indemnity is based on one currently set out in section 4(6) of the 1983 Act.
Section 25: Interpretation
86.This section defines certain terms included in this Part of the Act.
Section 26: Transitional provisions and consequential amendments
87.This section introduces Schedules 4 and 5 which respectively contain transitional provisions and consequential amendments.