Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 17 of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (“the Measure”) imposes a duty on the Auditor General for Wales to carry out an audit for the purposes of determining whether a Welsh improvement authority has discharged its duties under section 15 of the Measure.
Section 18 of the Measure places a duty on the Auditor General for Wales to carry out an assessment in respect of each financial year determining whether a Welsh improvement authority is likely to comply with the requirements of Part 1 of the Measure.
Section 19 of the Measure requires the Auditor General for Wales to issue an audit and assessment report in respect of a Welsh improvement authority.
This Order amends section 19(3)(a) of the Measure in respect of the financial year beginning 1 April 2010 by extending the date by which the Auditor General for Wales must send copies of any report to the Welsh Ministers and the Welsh improvement authority concerned.