20[F1Fees in respect of functions exercised by the Auditor General for Wales]E+W
[F2(A1)The Wales Audit Office must, in accordance with a scheme for charging fees prepared under section 24 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013, charge a fee in respect of functions exercised by the Auditor General for Wales—
(a)in auditing the accounts of local government bodies in Wales under this Chapter, and
(b)in undertaking studies at the request of a local government body under section 44.]
(1)[F3The Wales Audit Office] must prescribe a scale or scales of fees payable for one or more financial years in respect of the audit of accounts of local government bodies in Wales under this Chapter.
(2)Before prescribing a scale of fees under subsection (1) [F4the Wales Audit Office] must consult—
(a)any associations [F5of local government bodies] in Wales which appear to [F4the Wales Audit Office] to be concerned, and
[F6(b)such other persons as the Wales Audit Office thinks fit.]
F7(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)A local government body in Wales must, subject to subsection (5), pay to [F8the Wales Audit Office] the fee payable in respect of the audit in accordance with the appropriate scale.
(5)If it appears to [F9the Wales Audit Office] that the work involved in a particular audit differed substantially from that envisaged by F10... the appropriate scale, [F9the Wales Audit Office] may charge a fee which differs from that referred to in subsection (4).
[F11(5A)But a fee charged under this section may not exceed the full cost of exercising the function to which it relates.]
F12(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1S. 20 heading substituted (1.4.2014) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 25(3) (with Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)
F2S. 20(A1) inserted (1.4.2014) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 25(2) (with Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)
F3Words in s. 20(1) substituted (1.4.2014) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 25(4) (with Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)
F4Words in s. 20(2) substituted (1.4.2014) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 25(5)(a) (with Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)
F5Words in s. 20(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2014) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 25(5)(b) (with Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)
F6S. 20(2)(b) substituted (1.4.2014) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 25(5)(c) (with Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)
F7S. 20(3) omitted (1.4.2014) by virtue of Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 25(6) (with Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)
F8Words in s. 20(4) substituted (1.4.2014) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 25(7) (with Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)
F9Words in s. 20(5) substituted (1.4.2014) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 25(8)(a) (with Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)
F10Words in s. 20(5) omitted (1.4.2014) by virtue of Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 25(8)(b) (with Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)
F11S. 20(5A) inserted (1.4.2014) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 25(9) (with Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)
F12S. 20(6) omitted (1.4.2014) by virtue of Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 25(10) (with Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 20(4)-(6) applied (31.1.2005) by Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27), s. 8A(4) (as inserted by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23), ss. 50, 73, Sch. 1 para. 7; S.I. 2005/71, art. 2, Sch.)
Commencement Information
I1S. 20 partly in force; s. 20 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 73; s. 20(1)-(3) in force for certain purposes at 31.1.2005 by S.I. 2005/71, art. 2, Sch.; s. 20(4)-(6) in force at 1.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1