AppointmentE+W+S+N.I.
1(1)The Auditor General is to be appointed by Her Majesty on the nomination of the Assembly.E+W+S+N.I.
(2)No nomination is to be made until the Assembly is satisfied that reasonable consultation has been undertaken with such bodies as appear to the Assembly to represent the interests of local government bodies in Wales.
(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) a body is a local government body in Wales at any time if at that time it is specified in section 12(1) of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23).
(4)The validity of any act of a person appointed as Auditor General is not affected by any defect in the person's nomination by the Assembly.
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Commencement Information
I1This provision in force immediately after "the 2007 election" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))