PART 6Miscellaneous
I164Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
1
The Utilities Act 2000 is amended as follows.
2
In section 5 (annual and other reports of Authority)—
a
in subsection (5) omit “and” at the end of paragraph (a) and insert—
aa
send a copy of the report to the Scottish Ministers, and
b
after subsection (5) insert—
5A
The Scottish Ministers shall lay a copy of each annual report before the Scottish Parliament.
3
After section 5 insert—
5XALaying of accounts before Scottish Parliament
1
The Comptroller and Auditor General must send to the Authority, in respect of each of its accounting years, a copy of the certified accounts and report of the Authority no later than 15th January of the financial year following that to which the accounts relate.
2
The Authority must send to the Scottish Ministers, in respect of each of its accounting years, a copy of the certified accounts and report of the Authority no later than 31st January of the financial year following that to which the accounts relate.
3
The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of whatever is sent to them under subsection (2) before the Scottish Parliament.
4
In subsections (1) and (2) “certified accounts and report” means those accounts certified under sections 5 and 7 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, and the report issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General under section 6(3)(a) of that Act.