Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004
Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (2004 c. 23)
- Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (2004 c. 23)
- Part 1 Auditor General for Wales
- New functions of the Auditor General for Wales
- 1 Transfer of functions of Assembly
- 2 Additional functions of Auditor General
- Accountability of certain public bodies in Wales
- 3 Studies for improving economy etc in services
- 4 Studies at request of educational bodies
- 5 Studies relating to registered social landlords
- Funding of Auditor General
- 6 Expenses and accounts
- 7 Fees
- Administrative matters
- 8 Auditor General’s seal
- 9 Staff etc of the Auditor General
- 10 Accounting officer
- 11 Access to information, etc by Auditor General
- Part 2 Local government bodies in Wales
- Chapter 1 Accounts and audit
- Local government bodies in Wales
- 12 Local government bodies in Wales
- Audit of accounts
- 13 Audit of accounts of local government bodies in Wales
- 14 Appointment of auditors
- 15 Persons to assist auditors
- 16 Code of audit practice
- 17 General duties on audit of accounts
- 18 Auditors' rights to documents and information
- 19 Auditors' rights to documents and information: offences
- 20 Fees in respect of functions exercised by the Auditor General for Wales
- 21 Fees prescribed by Assembly
- Auditors' reports and recommendations
- 22 Immediate and other reports in public interest
- 23 General report
- 24 Consideration of reports in public interest
- 25 Procedure for consideration of reports and recommendations
- 26 Publicity for meetings under section 25
- 27 Additional publicity for immediate reports
- 28 Additional publicity for non-immediate reports
- Public inspection etc and action by the Auditor General for Wales
- 29 Inspection of statements of accounts and Auditor General for Wales' reports
- 30 Inspection of documents and questions at audit
- 31 Right to make objections at audit
- 32 Declaration that item of account is unlawful
- Prevention of unlawful expenditure etc
- 33 Advisory notices
- 34 Effect of an advisory notice
- 35 Advisory notices: legal actions
- 36 Power of auditor to make a claim for judicial review
- Miscellaneous
- 37 Extraordinary audit
- 38 Audit of accounts of officers
- 39 Accounts and audit regulations
- 40 Documents relating to police and crime commissioners and chief constables
- Chapter 2 Studies and performance standards
- Studies
- 41 Studies for improving economy etc in services
- 42 Studies on impact of statutory provisions etc
- 43 Co-operation with Audit Commission
- 44 Studies at request of local government bodies in Wales
- 45 Benefit administration studies for Secretary of State
- Performance standards
- 46 Performance standards: relevant bodies
- 47 Publication of information as to standards of performance
- 48 Permitted methods of publishing information under section 47
- 49 Directions under section 47
- Chapter 3 Best value
- 50 Best value audit and inspections
- Chapter 4 General
- 51 Social security references and reports to Secretary of State
- 52 Rights of Auditor General for Wales to documents and information
- 53 Rights of Auditor General for Wales to documents and information: offences
- 54 Restriction on disclosure of information
- 54ZA Consent under section 54(2ZC)
- 54A Disclosure of information by or on behalf of public authorities
- 55 Supply of benefit information to Auditor General for Wales
- 56 Publication of information by Auditor General for Wales
- 57 Provision of information to Audit Commission
- 58 Orders and regulations
- 59 Interpretation of Part 2
- Part 3 Welsh NHS bodies
- 60 Meaning of “Welsh NHS body”
- 61 Audit of Welsh NHS bodies
- 62 Co-operation with Welsh Ministers, ... or Care Quality Commission
- 63 Audit of accounts of officers of Welsh NHS bodies
- 64 Provision of information by CHAI
- Part 3A Data matching
- 64A Power to conduct data matching exercises
- 64B Mandatory provision of data
- 64C Voluntary provision of data
- 64D Disclosure of results of data matching etc
- 64E Publication
- 64F Fees for data matching
- 64G Code of data matching practice
- 64H Powers of Secretary of State
- Part 4 Miscellaneous and general
- Miscellaneous
- 65 Public bodies subject to audit etc
- 66 Minor and consequential amendments
- 67 Functions transferred to Assembly
- 67A Assistance by Auditor General to inspectorates
- 67B Protection from defamation claims
- Transitional provision
- 68 Transfer of property etc to Wales Audit Office
- 69 Local government bodies in Wales
- 70 Welsh NHS bodies
- General
- 71 Interpretation
- 72 Repeals
- 73 Commencement
- 74 Extent
- 75 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Best value audit and inspections
- SCHEDULE 2 Minor and consequential amendments
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)
- Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)
- Further Education Act 1985 (c. 47)
- Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69)
- Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10)
- Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)
- Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)
- Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40)
- Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
- National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)
- Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
- Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46)
- Education Act 1997 (c. 44)
- Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 (c. 65)
- Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)
- School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31)
- Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)
- Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22)
- Health (Wales) Act 2003 (c. 4)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43)
- SCHEDULE 3 Transfer schemes
- Preparation of transfer schemes
- Transfer of employees
- Continuity
- SCHEDULE 4 Repeals
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