The Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulations 2015

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Preliminary

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Specification of the appointing person

   1. 3. Specification of a person to appoint local auditors

   2. 4. Procedure for specifying an appointing person

   3. 5. Ending specification

   4. 6. Consequences of end of specification

   5. 7. Additional functions of appointing person

4. PART 3 Invitation to become an opted in authority

   1. 8. Invitation to principal authorities

   2. 9. Acceptance of an invitation

5. PART 4 Opted in authorities during compulsory appointing period

   1. 10. Right to become an opted in authority during a compulsory appointing period

   2. 11. Right to request to become an opted in authority during a compulsory appointing period

   3. 12. Opted in authority ceasing to be principal authority: duty to notify

6. PART 5 Appointment of local auditors to opted in authorities

   1. 13. Appointment of local auditors to opted in authorities

   2. 14. Retention of local auditor by non-qualifying authority

   3. 15. Resignation and removal of auditors

7. PART 6 Fees for audit

   1. 16. Setting of fee scales for audits

   2. 17. Setting of fee for audit

   3. 18. Payment of fee

8. PART 7 Miscellaneous

   1. 19. Requirements in relation to certain functions

   2. 20. Duty to provide information

   3. 21. Notices

   4. 22. Electronic service

   5. 23. Modifications to the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and other Acts

9. Signature

10. 1. SCHEDULE

       Modifications to the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and other Acts

       1. PART 1 General modifications

          1. 1. The Act applies subject to the modifications to the Act...

       2. PART 2

          1. 2. Appointment of local auditor

          2. 3. Procedure for appointment

          3. 4. Requirement to have auditor panel

          4. 5. Functions of auditor panel

          5. 6. Failure of appointing person to appoint local auditor

          6. 7. Failure of principal authority to appoint local auditor

          7. 8. Modification to Schedule 3 (further provisions about appointment of local auditors)

          8. 9. Modification to Schedule 5 (eligibility and regulation of local auditors)

          9. 10. Paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 applies in relation to an...

          10. 11. Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 applies in relation to a...

          11. 12. Paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 applies in relation to a...

          12. 13. Paragraph 16 of Schedule 5 applies in relation to an...

          13. 14. Paragraph 17 of Schedule 5 applies in relation to an...

          14. 15. Modification to Schedule 6 (codes of audit practice and guidance)

          15. 16. Modification to Schedule 11 (disclosure of information)

       3. PART 3

          1. 17. Modification to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001

          2. 18. Modification to the National Health Service Act 2006

          3. 19. Paragraph 4 of Schedule 15 to that Act applies in...

11. Explanatory Note