The Audit and Accountability (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 No. 418 (NI. 5)

SCHEDULES

Article 9

SCHEDULE 2 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33)

1.  In section 44 in the definition of “local government auditor” for “appointed” substitute “designated”.

The Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (NI 14)

2.—(1) Article 92B shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) for “appoint auditors” substitute “authorise any person”.

(3) In paragraph (4) for “an auditor appointed by the Department” substitute “ a person authorised under paragraph (1) (“the authorised person”)”.

(4) In paragraphs (5) , (7) and (8) for “auditor” substitute “ authorised person”.

The Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (NI 5)

3.—(1) In Article 6(5) for “his functions” substitute “any functions”.

(2) In Schedule 1, for paragraph 2(1) substitute—

“(1) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall appoint such staff for the Northern Ireland Audit Office as he considers necessary—

(a) for assisting him in the discharge of his functions; and

(b) for the purposes of section 74 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (designation of staff as local government auditors) .”.

The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

4.  In section 128D(1) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) a report has been laid before the Assembly under Article 21(5) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981; or”

The Social Security Administration (Fraud)(Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (NI 11).

5.  In Articles 6 and 7(1) for the words “a local government auditor” and “the auditor” (wherever they occur) substitute “the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland”.

The Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001(c. 6)

6.  In section 13(1) for “sections 9 to 12” substitute “sections 9, 10 and 11”.