SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 E+WMinor and consequential amendments

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 wholly in force at 1.4.2005, see s. 73 and S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1 (subject to Sch. 2)

Airports Act 1986 (c. 31) E+W

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 2 wholly in force at 1.4.2005, see s. 73 and S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1 (subject to Sch. 2)

7 (1) The Airports Act 1986 is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In section 22(5) (audit of accounts of public airport companies) for the words from “the Audit Commission” to the end substitute—

“(a) the Auditor General for Wales, in a case where the company’s controlling authority are—

(i) a county council or county borough council in Wales, or

(ii) a composite authority of which both or all the constituent councils are county councils or county borough councils in Wales;

(b) the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales, in any other case.”.

(3) In section 24(3) (inspection of accounts of councils providing services for public airport companies), in paragraph (a) omit “and Wales” and after that paragraph insert—

“(aa) in Wales, section 29 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (rights of inspection) shall apply in relation to any such separate account as it applies in relation to any statement of accounts prepared by the council pursuant to regulations under section 39 of that Act;”.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 2 wholly in force at 1.4.2005, see s. 73 and S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1 (subject to Sch. 2)