SCHEDULE 4Minor and consequential amendments

Government of Wales Act 2006

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Schedule 8 (Auditor General for Wales) is amended as follows.

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Omit paragraphs 1 to 16.

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In sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 17 (access to documents), in paragraph (c), for “Act” substitute “ enactment ”.

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In sub-paragraph (7) of paragraph 17—

a

for “Act” substitute “ enactment ”, and

b

at the end of the sub-paragraph, before the full stop, insert “ , apart from accounts that fall to be examined under Part 2 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 ”.

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In paragraph 18 (other powers)—

a

in sub-paragraph (1), after “the Welsh Ministers may”, insert “ , having first consulted the Wales Audit Office, ”, and

b

after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

3A

But before entering into an agreement under sub-paragraph (3), the Welsh Ministers or a Minister of the Crown (as the case may be) must consult the Wales Audit Office.

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Omit paragraph 21.