25(1)Section 20 (fees for audit) is amended as follows.
(2)Before subsection (1), insert—
“(A1)The Wales Audit Office must, in accordance with a scheme for charging fees prepared under section 24 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013, charge a fee in respect of functions exercised by the Auditor General for Wales—
(a)in auditing the accounts of local government bodies in Wales under this Chapter, and
(b)in undertaking studies at the request of a local government body under section 44.”.
(3)Accordingly, the heading of section 20 becomes “Fees in respect of functions exercised by the Auditor General for Wales”.
(4)In subsection (1), for “The Auditor General for Wales” substitute “The Wales Audit Office”.
(5)In subsection (2)—
(a)for “the Auditor General for Wales” each time those words appear substitute “the Wales Audit Office”;
(b)in paragraph (a), for “of local authorities” substitute “of local government bodies”;
(c)for paragraph (b), substitute—
“(b)such other persons as the Wales Audit Office thinks fit.”.
(6)Omit subsection (3).
(7)In subsection (4), for “the Auditor General for Wales” substitute “the Wales Audit Office”.
(8)In subsection (5)—
(a)for “the Auditor General for Wales” each time those words appear substitute “the Wales Audit Office”;
(b)omit “him when prescribing”.
(9)After subsection (5) insert—
“(5A)But a fee charged under this section may not exceed the full cost of exercising the function to which it relates.”.
(10)Omit subsection (6).