SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6Codes of audit practice and guidance
Meaning of “40-day period”
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In this Schedule “the 40-day period”, in relation to a code laid before Parliament, means the period of 40 days beginning with—
a
the day on which the code is laid, or
b
if it is not laid before each House of Parliament on the same day, the later of the 2 days on which it is laid.
2
In calculating that period, no account is to be taken of any period during which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued or during which both Houses are adjourned for more than 4 days.