Audit Commission Act 1998 (repealed)
Audit Commission Act 1998 (repealed) (1998 c. 18)
- Audit Commission Act 1998 (repealed) (1998 c. 18)
- Part I The Audit Commission
- 1 The Audit Commission.
- Part II Accounts and Audit of Public Bodies
- Audit of accounts
- 2 Required audit of accounts.
- 3 Appointment of auditors.
- 4 Code of audit practice.
- 5 General duties of auditors.
- 6 Auditors’ right to documents and information.
- 7 Fees for audit.
- Auditors’ reports and recommendations
- 8 Immediate and other reports in public interest.
- 9 General report.
- 10 Transmission and consideration of section 8 reports.
- 11 Consideration of reports or recommendations.
- 11A Greater London Authority: consideration of reports and recommendations.
- 12 Publicity for meetings under section 11.
- 13 Additional publicity for immediate reports.
- 13A Additional publicity for non-immediate reports
- Public inspection et ceteralaetc. and action by the auditor
- 14 Inspection of statements of accounts and auditors’ reports.
- 15 Inspection of documents and questions at audit.
- 16 Right to make objections at audit.
- 17 Declaration that item of account is unlawful.
- 18 Recovery of amount not accounted for etc.
- Prevention of unlawful expenditure et ceteralaetc.
- 19 Health service bodies: referral to Secretary of State.
- 19A Other bodies: advisory notices.
- 19B Effect of an advisory notice.
- 20 Other bodies: prohibition orders.
- 21 Restriction on power to issue prohibition orders.
- 22 Effect of and appeals against prohibition orders.
- 23 Loss etc. caused by prohibition orders.
- 24 Power of auditor to apply for judicial review.
- Miscellaneous
- 25 Extraordinary audit.
- 26 Audit of accounts of officers.
- 27 Accounts and audit regulations.
- 28 Certification of claims, returns etc.
- 29 Agreed audit of accounts.
- 30 Passenger Transport Executives.
- 31 Companies related to Passenger Transport Executives.
- 32 Documents relating to police authorities etc.
- Part 2A Data matching
- 32A Power to conduct data matching exercises
- 32B Mandatory provision of data
- 32C Voluntary provision of data
- 32D Disclosure of results of data matching etc
- 32E Publication
- 32F Fees for data matching
- 32G Code of data matching practice
- 32H Powers of Secretary of State
- Part III Studies, Performance Standards and Other Functions
- Studies and related functions
- 33 Studies for improving economy etc. in services.
- 34 Reports on impact of statutory provisions etc.
- 35 Studies at request of bodies subject to audit.
- 35A Studies for functional bodies at request of Greater London Authority.
- 36 Studies at request of educational bodies.
- 37 Assistance to other bodies and persons
- 38 Benefit administration studies for Secretary of State.
- 39 Social security references and reports to Secretary of State.
- 40 Studies relating to private registered providers of social housing
- 41 Provisions supplementary to section 40.
- 41A Inspections of registered social landlords
- 41B Fees for inspections under section 41A
- 41C Advice and assistance for private registered providers of social housing
- 42 Consultancy services relating to audit of accounts of registered social landlords.
- 43 Meaning of “registered social landlord”
- Performance standards of local authorities et ceteralaetc.
- 44 Publication of information as to standards of performance.
- 45 Permitted methods of publishing information under section 44.
- 46 Directions under section 44.
- 47 Application to parish councils and charter trustees.
- Reports on performance
- 47A Reports relating to performance of English local authorities
- Part IV General
- Interaction with other authorities
- 47B Interaction with other authorities
- Information et ceteralaetc.
- 48 Provision of information and documents to Commission.
- 49 Restriction on disclosure of information.
- 49ZA Consent under section 49(2C)
- 49A. Disclosure of information by or on behalf of public authorities
- 50 Supply of benefit information to Commission.
- 51 Publication of information by the Commission.
- 51A Co-operation with the Auditor General for Wales
- 51B Provision of information to Auditor General for Wales
- Supplementary
- 52 Orders and regulations.
- 53 Interpretation.
- 54 Consequential amendments, transitionals and repeals.
- 55 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 The Audit Commission
- Status
- Functions of Secretary of State in relation to Commission
- Tenure of office of members
- Remuneration et ceteralaetc. of members
- House of Commons disqualification
- Staff
- Financial provisions
- Delegation
- Proceedings
- Annual report
- SCHEDULE 2 Accounts Subject to Audit
- SCHEDULE 2A Interaction with other authorities
- Part 1 Interpretation
- Inspection authorities
- Public authorities
- Inspections and functions
- Part 2 Exercise of functions
- Inspection programmes and inspection frameworks
- Inspections by other inspectors of organisations within the Commission's remit
- Co-operation
- Joint action
- Delegation of functions
- Advice or assistance for other public authorities
- Inspections carried out under arrangements
- SCHEDULE 3 Consequential Amendments
- The Public Health Act 1875 (c. 55)
- The Transport Act 1968 (c. 73)
- The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)
- The Local Government Finance Act 1982 (c. 32)
- The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22)
- The Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984 (c. 53)
- The Building Act 1984 (c. 55)
- The Further Education Act 1985 (c. 47)
- The Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51)
- The Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10)
- The Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)
- The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4)
- Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9)
- The Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40)
- The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c.42)
- The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
- The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)
- The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)
- The London Local Authorities Act 1991 (c. xiii)
- The Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
- The Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19)
- The Education Act 1993 (c. 35)
- The Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993 (c. 40)
- The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
- The Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)
- The London Local Authorities Act 1995 (c. x)
- The Noise Act 1996 (c. 37)
- The Education Act 1996 (c. 56)
- The Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
- The Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 (c. 65)
- SCHEDULE 4 Transitional Provisions, Savings etc.
- General
- References to district audit et ceteralaetc.
- Change of name of the Commission
- Continuity of employment: district audit and health service
- Financial years of the Commission
- SCHEDULE 5 Repeals and revocation
- Notes:
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