SCHEDULE 4Minor and consequential amendments

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009

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Section 50 is amended as follows.

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After subsection (1), insert—

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An entity in relation to which a person is appointed by the Auditor General for Wales under this Chapter must pay the Wales Audit Office, in accordance with a scheme for charging fees prepared under section 24 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013, a fee in respect of the discharge by that person of any of the functions specified by subsection (2) in relation to the entity.

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In subsection (3), for “the audit authority” substitute “ the Audit Commission or the Wales Audit Office (as the case may be) ”.

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After subsection (4), insert—

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The amount of a fee payable under subsection (1A) is, subject as follows, to be such as may be specified in or determined under a scale or scales of fees prescribed by the Wales Audit Office for the purposes of this section.

But a fee charged under subsection (1A) may not exceed the full cost of exercising the function to which it relates.

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In subsection (5)—

a

for “subsection (4)” substitute “ subsection (4) or (4A) ”, and

b

for “the audit authority” substitute “ the Audit Commission or the Wales Audit Office (as the case may be) ”.

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In subsection (6), for “the audit authority” substitute “ the Audit Commission or the Wales Audit Office (as the case may be) ”.

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Omit subsections (10) and (11).

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In subsection (12)—

a

for each reference to “the audit authority” substitute “ the Audit Commission or the Wales Audit Office (as the case may be) ”;

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after “subsection (4)”, insert “ or (4A) (as the case may be) ”.